pretty

/ˈprɪti//ˈprɪti/

★★★★★adv.

pretty
pretties

pretties
prettying
prettied
prettied

pretty
prettier
prettiest

adv

① 相当地;颇;十分;很
- I'm pretty certain [sure] (that) she'll say yes.我十分有把握她会答应[同意]。
- "How are you today?"—"Pretty well, thank you [Pretty much as I was yesterday]."「你今天好吗?」「很好,谢谢你[跟昨天差不多]。」
- His work was pretty good.他的工作[作品]相当好。

adj

① 漂亮的;可爱的;讨人喜欢的
- a pretty little girl可爱的小女孩
- a pretty flower漂亮的花
- a pretty dress漂亮的衣服
- You look pretty in that hat.你戴那顶帽子很好看。
- a pretty voice可爱的声音

② (男性)优柔的,女人气的

③ (物、场所等)漂亮的;精致的;整洁的
- a pretty house [garden]漂亮的房子[花园]

④ 有趣的;愉快的

⑤[无比较级]【反语】糟的;很不好的
- What a pretty mess!这真是一团糟!

⑥[无比较级]【口】(数量、范围等)相当大的
- The wedding will cost them a pretty penny [sum].那场婚礼将使他们花费不少钱。

n

① 【口】[作my pretty;当称呼用]可爱的动物(尤指小鸟等);好孩子;亲亲
- My pretty!我的好孩子!亲亲!

② 【口】[用复数形]【罕】漂亮东西;衣裳

vt

① 使漂亮,使美化
- pretty oneself up把自己打扮漂亮

字辨

beautiful: 为表示美丽的最普通用语,有优美和谐且常因内在之美,令人欢喜愉悦的涵意

lovely: 指激发情感与赞赏之念并取悦内心而引起爱意的美

handsome: 指容貌端丽而匀称,具有男性与威严之美

pretty: 指小巧玲珑的、女性的美

comely: 通常指人面貌或整体漂亮好看、具魅力

fair: 强调新鲜明朗而纯洁之美

good-looking: 一般指容貌好看、漂亮,但是不如beautiful, handsome, pretty等字有涵意上的细别

词族

prettilyadv.漂亮地
prettinessn.漂亮

短语

pretty much
- ① 差不多,几乎(=almost)
- I felt pretty much the same.我觉得差不多一样。
pretty well
- ① 相当地;颇;十分;很
- ② 几乎(=almost)
- ③ (病人等)变得很好[康复];(工作等)顺利
- "How's he doing?"－"Oh, he's doing pretty well."「他情形怎样?」「喔,相当好。」
sitting pretty
- ① 【口】(人)处于有利地位;处境优裕

同义词

beautifuladj.美丽的
fairadj.美丽的
good-lookingadj.好看的
lovelyadj.可爱的

attractive
beauteous
bewitching
bonny
comely
enchanting
engaging
enticing
fairly
fascinating
fetching
glamorous
gorgeous
handsome
prepossessing
pulchritudinous
rather
ravishing
sightly
stunning
sweet
taking
tempting
winning
winsome

jolly
middling
moderately
passably
reasonably
somewhat

反义词

clumsyadj.笨拙的
plainadj.平凡的
uglyadj.丑陋的

immoderately
unreasonably

词汇	pretty
释义	pretty /ˈprɪti//ˈprɪti/ ★★★★★adv. pretty pretties pretties prettying prettied prettied pretty prettier prettiest adv ① 相当地;颇;十分;很 I'm pretty certain [sure] (that) she'll say yes.我十分有把握她会答应[同意]。 "How are you today?"—"Pretty well, thank you [Pretty much as I was yesterday]."「你今天好吗?」「很好,谢谢你[跟昨天差不多]。」 His work was pretty good.他的工作[作品]相当好。 adj ① 漂亮的;可爱的;讨人喜欢的 a pretty little girl可爱的小女孩 a pretty flower漂亮的花 a pretty dress漂亮的衣服 You look pretty in that hat.你戴那顶帽子很好看。 a pretty voice可爱的声音 ② (男性)优柔的,女人气的 ③ (物、场所等)漂亮的;精致的;整洁的 a pretty house [garden]漂亮的房子[花园] ④ 有趣的;愉快的 ⑤[无比较级]【反语】糟的;很不好的 What a pretty mess!这真是一团糟! ⑥[无比较级]【口】(数量、范围等)相当大的 The wedding will cost them a pretty penny [sum].那场婚礼将使他们花费不少钱。 n ① 【口】[作my pretty;当称呼用]可爱的动物(尤指小鸟等);好孩子;亲亲 My pretty!我的好孩子!亲亲! ② 【口】[用复数形]【罕】漂亮东西;衣裳 vt ① 使漂亮,使美化 pretty oneself up把自己打扮漂亮字辨 beautiful: 为表示美丽的最普通用语,有优美和谐且常因内在之美,令人欢喜愉悦的涵意 lovely: 指激发情感与赞赏之念并取悦内心而引起爱意的美 handsome: 指容貌端丽而匀称,具有男性与威严之美 pretty: 指小巧玲珑的、女性的美 comely: 通常指人面貌或整体漂亮好看、具魅力 fair: 强调新鲜明朗而纯洁之美 good-looking: 一般指容貌好看、漂亮,但是不如beautiful, handsome, pretty等字有涵意上的细别词族 prettilyadv.漂亮地 prettinessn.漂亮短语 pretty much ① 差不多,几乎(=almost) I felt pretty much the same.我觉得差不多一样。 pretty well ① 相当地;颇;十分;很 ② 几乎(=almost) ③ (病人等)变得很好[康复];(工作等)顺利 "How's he doing?"－"Oh, he's doing pretty well."「他情形怎样?」「喔,相当好。」 sitting pretty ① 【口】(人)处于有利地位;处境优裕同义词 beautifuladj.美丽的 fairadj.美丽的 good-lookingadj.好看的 lovelyadj.可爱的 attractive beauteous bewitching bonny comely enchanting engaging enticing fairly fascinating fetching glamorous gorgeous handsome prepossessing pulchritudinous rather ravishing sightly stunning sweet taking tempting winning winsome jolly middling moderately passably reasonably somewhat 反义词 clumsyadj.笨拙的 plainadj.平凡的 uglyadj.丑陋的 immoderately unreasonably
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