相貌堂堂 meaning in English
be handsome and highly esteemed; a commanding [dignified] appearance; be of splendid appearance; have a majestic bearing
Examples
- The duke was tall, broodshouldered, aristocratic looking .
衍圣公是个身材高大，肩膀宽阔，相貌堂堂的人。 - The americans appeared, rough, rugged, good-looking veterans of the whaling grounds .
那些美国人来了，都是剽悍结实，相貌堂堂的捕鲸老手。 - Erect as a cavalry officer, tall, thin, commanding, he dominated the crowd in an instant .
他身材笔直，象个骑兵军官，个子又高又瘦，相貌堂堂，顿时控制住了这群人。 - "there's the governor", and called their companions' attention to the thin, erect figure, commanding, imposing, dominating, all in his immediate neighborhood .
有人说“州长来啦，”就叫身旁的人们看这个身材又纤瘦又笔直的人物，只见他相貌堂堂、威风凛凛，叫周围一带的人全肃严起敬。 - What people respect in a person is not merely his fine appearance
一般人所敬重的，并不是他的相貌堂堂。