Times are changed and we must, to use the homely metaphor, cut our coat according to our cloth. 时代变了, 因此, 用朴实的隐喻来讲, 我们必须“适应环境”。
She quite forgot Hurstwood's presence at times, and looked away to homely farmhouses and cosey cottages in villages with wondering eyes. 她有时连赫斯渥的存在都忘了，只顾用惊奇的目光看着远处那些乡村中简朴的农舍和舒适的小屋。
But their surfaces bear witness to homely labor: Topping the tallest stone, once part of a trilithon, is a tenon—half of a mortise-and-tenon joint borrowed from woodworking. 但巨石的表面见证了平凡的劳动：曾是三石塔组成部分最高的那块巨石有一个凸榫——是从木材加工借鉴而来的半个榫臼接头。
" It wasn't Longspear, then" ? Jon was relieved. He liked Longspear, with his homely face and friendly ways.
" 不是长矛就好。" 琼恩松了口气。他喜欢长矛，里克相貌朴实，待他友善。
英语百科
Homely
Homely is an album by Japanese rock band Ogre You Asshole released on August 24, 2011. through major label VAP. It was the first album following the departure of former bassist Norihito Hiraide and marked a shift in the groups sound from fast paced indie rock to a slower, more progressive jazz sound featuring a wider range of instruments.