pretty
gb/pɹˈɪti/ us/pɹˈɪti/
A2
英语
~ 2900
szép, elég, szépség
A2
1
szép
A1
用法模式:
[someone/something] is pretty
She wore a pretty blue dress to the party.
Egy szép kék ruhát viselt a partin.
The garden looks especially pretty in spring.
Tavasszal különösen szép a kert.
He gave her a pretty necklace for her birthday.
The town has many pretty old houses.
That's a pretty little café by the river.
学习者例句
The flower is pretty.
A virág szép.
She has a pretty smile.
Szép a mosolya.
This is a pretty picture.
Your house is very pretty.
It is a pretty park.
常见错误:
Learners sometimes confuse 'pretty' meaning 'attractive' with 'pretty' as an adverb meaning 'quite' (e.g., 'pretty good'). Context determines the meaning.
含义
attractive in a pleasant way
搭配
pretty girl
|pretty face
|pretty dress
|pretty garden
|pretty picture
近义词
beautiful (Stronger and more formal; can imply greater admiration.)
|
lovely (Warm and friendly; often used for both people and objects.)
反义词
ugly (Describes something unpleasant to look at.)
主题
appearance
|daily life
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
释义
Nice to look at because it is pleasant and delicate.
Physically attractive in a delicate, pleasing, or charming way, often used for people or things.
B1
INFORMAL
2
elég
A2
用法模式:
pretty [adjective/adverb]
I'm pretty sure we locked the door.
Elég biztos vagyok benne, hogy bezártuk az ajtót.
That movie was pretty funny.
Az a film elég vicces volt.
She's pretty good at tennis.
The test was pretty easy for me.
It's pretty cold outside today.
学习者例句
I am pretty tired.
Elég fáradt vagyok.
This food is pretty good.
Ez az étel elég finom.
It is pretty late now.
The game was pretty fun.
He is pretty tall.
常见错误:
Learners sometimes think 'pretty' here means 'beautiful', but it modifies adjectives/adverbs to mean 'fairly'.
含义
to some extent; fairly
搭配
pretty good
|pretty sure
|pretty fast
|pretty easy
|pretty big
近义词
fairly (Slightly more formal; similar meaning.)
|
quite (Can mean the same, but in British English sometimes means 'completely' depending on context.)
反义词
barely (Indicates only just or hardly at all.)
主题
daily life
|core_vocabulary
释义
Fairly; more than a little but not very.
To a moderately high degree; fairly or quite.
名词
C1
3
szépség
B1
用法模式:
a pretty / the pretties
She was the prettiest of the village pretties.
A falu szépségei közül ő volt a legszebb.
He's always surrounded by the pretties at school.
Az iskolában mindig szépségek veszik körül.
The film cast was full of young pretties.
学习者例句
The pretties are at the party.
A szépségek ott vannak a buliban.
She is a pretty in the show.
Ő az egyik szépség a műsorban.
He likes the pretties in class.
常见错误:
This noun form is less common and can sound old-fashioned; learners may overuse it thinking it's neutral like the adjective form.
含义
attractive woman or girl
搭配
the local pretties
|she's a real pretty
近义词
beauty (More formal and often implies striking attractiveness.)
反义词
plain woman (Describes someone without notable beauty.)
主题
appearance
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
释义
A girl or woman who looks nice.
An attractive person, especially a woman or girl, often used in the plural form or as a nickname.
语法
词典原形
pretty
IPA
GB/pɹˈɪti/
US/pɹˈɪti/
音节与重音
pretty (1 个音节)
Stress on 1st syllable (pretty)
词形变化
Adjective
- Base: pretty
- Comparative: prettier
- Superlative: prettiest
词族
Forms
prettier
adjective
prettiest
adjective
Related words
prettily
adverb
prettiness
noun
Negative and opposite forms
ugly
adjective A2
Advanced or less common
prettify
verb
相关表达
look pretty
1/lˈʊk pɹˈɪti/
fixed phrase
appear attractive visually
To seem nice to look at.
例句
- You look pretty in that dress.
- The mountains look pretty in winter.
pretty much
1/pɹˈɪti mˈʌt͡ʃ/
fixed phrase
informal
almost completely; nearly so
Almost completely; nearly all of something.
例句
- We've pretty much finished the project.
- She pretty much told me she was leaving.
pretty please
1/pɹˈɪti plˈiz/
fixed phrase
informal
polite request with emphasis
Used to ask for something in a very polite or sweet way, often to convince someone.
例句
- Can I borrow your car, pretty please?
- Pretty please, can we go to the park?
sit pretty
1/sˈɪt pɹˈɪti/
idiom
informal
be in a good position
To be in a good, safe, or lucky situation.
例句
- With that promotion, he's sitting pretty now.
- After the win, the team was sitting pretty at the top of the league.