
英:/'ˈprɪti/ 美:/'ˈprɪti/
漂亮的
过去式:prettied 过去分词:prettied 现在分词:prettying 第三人称单数:pretties 复数:pretties 比较级:prettier 最高级:prettiest
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adj. 漂亮的,可爱的,优美的;悦目的,动听的(但未达到令人心动的程度);(非正式)好的(表示不悦的讽刺语)
adv. 漂亮地;相当地,颇;非常
n. 有吸引力的事物(尤指饰品);漂亮的人
v. 美化,使漂亮
n. (Pretty) (美、印)普雷蒂(人名)
I prettied his summary report a little bit.
我稍微美化了一下他的总结报告。
I'm pretty sure this man was the one who saved me.
我很确定就是这个人救了我。
This pretty attracted my attention deeply.
这位美人深深吸引着我的注意力。
She looks pretty in this black dress.
她穿着这条黑色裙子看上去很漂亮。
The house has four bedrooms, so it's pretty big.
这座房子有4个卧室 因此相当大
She's got such a pretty daughter.
她有一个如此漂亮的女儿
Wow, you look like you had a pretty big night last night!
哇,你看起来好像昨天晚上大喝了一场!
For travel, Paris is pretty high up on my list.
旅行的话,巴黎是我最想去的地方。
It costs a pretty penny to buy a house in Manhattan.
在曼哈顿买一栋房子要花一大笔钱。
We spent a pretty penny on this new tv, but it was worth it!
我们花了一大笔钱买这台新电视,但是很值!
It was a pretty low-key event. People were just casually chatting, mostly.
那活动相当低调。基本上就是人们随意地聊聊天。
She looks beautiful. She obviously spent a pretty penny on that dress.
她看上去很美丽。很明显她花了大价钱在那条裙子上。
Would you mind asking Paul to do it? I’m spread pretty thin right now.
你能让Paul去做吗?我手头上工作太多了。
My connection is breaking up pretty bad.
我信号很差。
It’s a pretty decent apartment: I’m just not sure I can afford it right now.
这个公寓挺好的,我就是不确定我是否负担得起。
Actually, they’re offering a pretty decent salary package.
实际上他们给的工资很合适。
This is a pretty established tradition in my country.
这是我国的一个老习俗。
Hot dogs, which you can find pretty much anywhere in America, are not very good for your health.
热狗在美国随处可见,这种食物对身体不好。
Let’s get going: this party is pretty boring.
我们走吧,派对真无聊。
The future looks pretty black.
前景看来很暗淡。
I'm pretty sure I'll be going.
我相当肯定会去的。
The results were pretty good.
结果相当不错。
The exam was pretty difficult.
这场考试相当难。
Things are looking pretty good!
形势看来很不错!
pretty soon
不久
pretty good
非常好
pretty much
几乎
pretty girl
漂亮女孩
pretty face
漂亮脸蛋
adj.|lovely/taking/smart/cute/tony;漂亮的;可爱的;优美的
adv.|relatively/fairly/comparatively/reasonably/considerably;相当地;颇
"Pretty" 是一个多义词,在不同语境中具有丰富的语义层次:
1. 形容词:形容外貌或事物的吸引力
表示“漂亮的、可爱的”,通常指视觉上的美感,但程度弱于“beautiful”。例如:“She wore a pretty dress with floral patterns”(她穿了一条带有花卉图案的漂亮裙子)。牛津词典指出,该词源自古英语“prættig”,原意为“巧妙的”,后逐渐演变为形容精致美感。
2. 副词:表达程度或修饰语气
意为“相当、很”,用于强调程度或缓和语气。例如:“The exam was pretty difficult”(考试相当难)。剑桥词典强调,该用法在口语中尤为常见,可替代“very”但语气更随意。
3. 俗语与习语中的特殊含义
在语言学研究中,该词还被用于分析英语形容词的语义弱化现象,例如“pretty good”实际表达“非常好”,但通过降级修饰实现委婉表达(Huddleston & Pullum, 2002)。
单词pretty 的详细解释如下:
漂亮的、可爱的
优美的、动听的
相当、颇
非常
pretty vs. beautiful
pretty vs. handsome
pretty vs. quite/fairly
形容词:
副词:
文化语境:
如需更多例句或扩展用法,可参考权威词典(如《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》)。
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