homey ring

Chinese translation: 听起来很舒服

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English term or phrase:homey ring
Chinese translation:听起来很舒服
Entered by: Nissa

08:18 Jan 26, 2007
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English term or phrase: homey ring
This phrase was drawn from "I think that has a great homey ring to it", and the paragraph it was involved in is as follow:
"I won't pretend that I'm any great expert on closings, since I've only been to a few. But I will explain the basic principles that govern them. Closings take place at the title insurer's office, and are generally handled by a closing officer. Closing officers are referred to as closers. I think that has a great homey ring to it. "

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Nissa
China
Local time: 20:13
听起来很舒服
Explanation:
[我觉得这词]听起来很舒服。

Homey: comfortable, cozy
Ring: A suggestion of a particular quality

上下文看着是在说Closing officer 简称 closer 听起来蛮不错。
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H. J. Zhang
Local time: 20:13
Grading comment
Thank you very much, John-Glochaser and Lesley McLachlan, and good luck every day!
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听起来很舒服


Explanation:
[我觉得这词]听起来很舒服。

Homey: comfortable, cozy
Ring: A suggestion of a particular quality

上下文看着是在说Closing officer 简称 closer 听起来蛮不错。

H. J. Zhang
Local time: 20:13
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thank you very much, John-Glochaser and Lesley McLachlan, and good luck every day!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  chica nueva: ring = the characteristic sound or impression; homey = having qualities usually associated with home; comfortable, familiar, etc (Collins Concise English Dictionary) -> homey = 舒适;亲切? Haha, this is US idiom (not my thing). see 'down-home', 'folksy'?
14 hrs

agree  Danbing HE
4 days
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