big enough and ugly enough

形容词 adj.

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Mature, grown-up, old enough (with the implication that one can look after oneself and make one's own decisions). informal
    — Her aunt answered, 'You just go off my child. There are two young women here who are big enough and ugly enough to help me with the dishes.'

词形变化

big and ugly enough alternative

词源

From the notion that youth, especially children, have a more beautiful and endearing appearance, thus maturity ought to make one not only bigger, but uglier too; though, in some cases, the opposite is true (see ugly duckling and its associated fairy tale, which illustrate such a case).
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