handsome
adj
1
(a) (of men) good-looking (指男子)好看的, 漂亮的, 相貌堂堂的, 英俊的.
(b) (of women) having a fine figure and a strong dignified appearance (指女子)健美而端庄的, 标致的
I would describe her as handsome rather than beautiful. 我认为她是健美而不是貌美.
(c) of fine appearance 美观的
a handsome horse, building, car 漂亮的马、 建筑物、 汽车. =>Usage at beautiful 用法见beautiful.
2 (of gifts, behaviour, etc) generous (指礼物、 行为等)慷慨的, 大方的
a handsome present 出手大方的礼物.
3 considerable 可观的: a handsome profit, price, fortune, etc 相当大的利润、 相当高的价格、 相当好的运气.
4 (idm 习语) ,handsome `is as ,handsome `does (saying 谚) a person's quality can only be judged from his behaviour, not from his appearance 行为美才是真美.
Officials used to have trouble with the foreign names of people passing through Ellis Island, and because they were so busy, many people's names got changed in the rush.