A toothy grin was not abecoming look for properly bred persons.
对有教养的人来说,呲牙咧嘴而笑的样子不得体。
2021英语一
becoming
英[bɪ'kʌmɪŋ] 美[bɪ'kʌmɪŋ]
"her becoming modesty"
"comely behavior"
"it is not comme il faut for a gentleman to be constantly asking for money"
"a decent burial"
"seemly behavior"
"a becoming new shade of rose"
"a becoming portrait"
1.(衣服、颜色、发型等)合适的,相配的,好看的
A piece of clothing, a colour, or a hairstyle that isbecoming makes the person who is wearing it look attractive.
e.g. Softer fabrics are much morebecoming than stiffer ones.
软面料要比硬面料合身得多。
2.(行为)得体的,适宜的
Behaviour that isbecoming is appropriate and proper in the circumstances.
e.g. This behaviour is not any morebecoming among our politicians than it is among our voters.
这种行为对于我们的政治家和选民来说都不合适。
We are so much older..that it isn't becoming to talk of childish matters.
出自:L. M. MontgomeryIn their crisp and becoming uniforms, they appear as beautiful young women.
出自:W. C. WilliamsHer hair is permanently waved in whatever fashion is declared to be the most becoming.
出自:I. MurdochWren's sense of becoming conformity in putting Tom Tower on Cardinal Wolsey's gatehouse at Christ Church.
出自:N. PevsnerSelfcommand and a fine sense of the becoming.
出自:absol.A toothy grin was not abecoming look for properly bred persons.
对有教养的人来说,呲牙咧嘴而笑的样子不得体。
2021英语一
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