Old English luflic "affectionate, loveable;" see love (n.) + -ly (1). The modern sense of "lovable on account of beauty, attractive" is from c. 1300, "applied indiscriminately to all pleasing material objects, from a piece of plum-cake to a Gothic cathedral" [George P. Marsh, "The Origin and History of the English Language," 1862].
雙語例句
1. Sweden is lovely in summer— cold beyond belief in winter.
瑞典的夏天非常宜人——冬天卻冷得讓人難以置信。
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2. It was just one of those lovely old English gardens.
那正是一個那種古老的英式花園，非常迷人。
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3. "Such lovely clothes. I'd no idea Milan was so wonderful," she raved.
“這些時裝太漂亮了。我沒想到米蘭是如此的精彩，”她贊不絕口。
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4. "It's been a lovely day," she said, dismissing the episode.
“這是開心的一天，”她說，將那事拋到了腦后。
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5. She's got a lovely way with language without ever sounding ostentatious.