prettier

英 [ˈprɪtɪə]

美 [ˈprɪtiər]

adv.  颇; 相当; 十分; 非常; 极; 很
adj.  漂亮的; 标致的; 妩媚的; 动人的; 赏心悦目的; 动听的; 美观的; 精致的
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柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED （尤指女孩）漂亮的，好看的，标致的
  If you describe someone, especially a girl, aspretty, you mean that they look nice and are attractive in a delicate way.
  1. She's a very charming and very pretty girl.
     她是一个非常迷人的漂亮女孩。
• ADJ-GRADED （地方或事物）漂亮的，美丽的（但无特殊之处）
  A place or a thing that isprettyis attractive and pleasant, in a charming but not particularly unusual way.
  1. Whitstable is still a very pretty little town.
     惠特斯特布尔仍然是一个非常漂亮的小镇。
  2. ...comfortable sofas covered in a pretty floral print.
     罩着漂亮的印花布的舒适沙发
• ADV 很；颇；相当
  You can useprettybefore an adjective or adverb to mean 'quite' or 'rather'.
  1. I had a pretty good idea what she was going to do...
     我很清楚她会怎么做。
  2. Pretty soon after my arrival I found lodgings.
     我到达之后，很快就找到了住处。
• PHRASE 几乎；近乎；差不多
  Pretty muchorpretty wellmeans 'almost'.
  1. His new government looks pretty much like the old one...
     他的新政府看起来和旧政府没什么两样。
  2. I travel pretty well every week.
     我几乎每周都出去旅行。
• PHRASE 处于有利的位置；处境优越
  If you say that someoneis sitting pretty, you mean that they are in a good, safe, or comfortable position.
  1. When the war started, they thought they were sitting pretty, because they had all that extra grain.
     战争开始的时候，他们认为自己境况不错，因为他们粮食准备充足。
• not a pretty sight→ see:sight

When you are describing someone's appearance, you generally useprettyandbeautifulto describe women, girls, and babies.Beautifulis a much stronger word thanpretty. The equivalent word for a man ishandsome.Good-lookingandattractivecan be used to describe people of either sex.Prettycan also be used to modify adjectives and adverbs but is less strong thanvery. In this sense,prettyis informal.
当描述人的外貌时，通常用 pretty 和 beautiful 来描述妇女、女孩和婴儿。beautiful 比 pretty 语气强烈很多。描写男性的对应词是 handsome。good-looking 和 attractive 可用来描述两性。pretty也可以用来修饰形容词和副词，但是语气不如 very 强烈。表示这个意义时，pretty为非正式用语。

双语例句

• You look prettier with your hair down.
  你头发放下来的样子更美了。
• It's prettier if you don't know the details.
  你不知道细节的话会觉得它很可爱的。
• She is jealous of her sister because her sister is prettier than her.
  她忌妒姐姐，因为姐姐比她漂亮。
• Which of these two dresses is prettier?
  这两件衣服那件漂亮。
• These rich men, as soon as the wife gets old, they find a younger, prettier one.
  这些有钱人，一旦他们的妻子人老珠黄了，还会再去找一个更年轻更漂亮的。
• Son: Yes, his mother is prettier than you.
  儿子：有啊，他妈妈比你漂亮。
• You're prettier without make-up.
  你没有化装时更漂亮些。
• You're ten times prettier than she is.
  你比她漂亮十倍。
• She's so obviously cleverer and prettier than I am.
  她明显要比我聪明、漂亮得多。
• Sounds prettier every time I hear it.
  每次听到我总觉得更可爱了。