hominess
hominess — 形容詞
- hominesspositive
- more hominesscomparative
- most hominesssuperlative
1. Giving a feeling of comfort, warmth, and relaxation, like being in one's own hom
溫馨的
像家一樣舒適溫暖
Giving a feeling of comfort, warmth, and relaxation, like being in one's own home.
The small cabin felt warm and hominess after Andrés lit the fireplace.
Andrés 點燃壁爐後,小木屋變得溫暖又溫馨。
predicative: feel + hominess
Minh hung soft yellow curtains to give the studio a more hominess look.
Minh 掛上柔軟的黃色窗簾,讓工作室看起來更溫馨。
attributive: hominess + noun
There was something hominess about the bakery with its wooden tables and fresh bread.
這間麵包店有木桌和新鮮出爐的麵包,感覺很溫馨。
The Watanabe family chose warm colours to make their living room feel hominess.
渡邊一家人選了暖色調,讓客廳感覺很溫馨。
Haruto thought the soup and candlelight made the dinner wonderfully hominess.
Haruto 覺得湯和燭光讓那頓晚餐變得格外溫馨。
- cozy
more common and slightly warmer in tone
- homey
more frequent American spelling of the same idea
- welcoming
focuses on how the space treats visitors rather than the feel of the space
- comfortable
broader meaning, not limited to domestic settings
- cold
lacks warmth in temperature or feeling
- uninviting
makes people want to stay away
- sterile
too clean or bare to feel like home
文法句型
hominess + noun (attributive)
feel/look + hominess (predicative)
用法筆記
Common in predicative position after feel, look, or seem. Also used attributively before nouns like feel, atmosphere, look. Less common than homey or cozy in most writing.
常見錯誤
hominess — 名詞
1. A close friend who grew up in the same town or neighbourhood as you, especially
死黨;老鄉
從小一起長大的好友
A close friend who grew up in the same town or neighbourhood as you, especially someone you have known since childhood.
Haruto invited his old hominess from high school to the wedding party.
Haruto 邀請了他高中時期的老鄉來參加婚禮。
possessive + hominess: his old hominess
Even after ten years, Mira still calls her childhood hominess every Sunday.
即使過了十年,Mira 還是每個星期天都打電話給她兒時的死黨。
Andrés and his hominess opened a small café together in their neighbourhood.
Andrés 和他的死黨在他們住的社區合開了一家小咖啡館。
Megan introduced me to her hominess at the party last Friday night.
Megan 在上週五晚上的派對上把我介紹給她的死黨認識。
Darius visits his childhood hominess every summer when he goes back home.
Darius 每年夏天回家時都會去探望他兒時的死黨。
文法句型
possessive + hominess
someone's hominess
用法筆記
Derived from homeboy; largely interchangeable with homie. Used mainly in casual conversation among people who grew up together. Often takes a possessive determiner (my, his, her).