朴实的

I choose a palette of natural, earthy colours.

我选用一组自然颜色。

Her mother is a homely woman.

她母亲是个妇女。

Times are changed and we must, to use the homely metaphor, cut our coat according to our cloth.

时代变了, 因此, 用隐喻来讲, 我必须“适应环境”。