pretty

/ˈprɪti/ adj. / adv.
标准词条 CET-4
一句话记住

漂亮的;悦目的;相当;颇;很

释义与例句

adj. 漂亮的;悦目的
pleasant or attractive to look at, especially in a delicate or charming way
  1. They live in a pretty village surrounded by hills.
    他们住在一个群山环绕的美丽村庄里。
  2. She wore a pretty blue dress to the party.
    她穿了一条漂亮的蓝色连衣裙去参加聚会。
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  1. There were pretty patterns around the edge of the plate.
    盘子边缘有漂亮的花纹。
adv. 相当;颇;很
to a fairly high degree, but not completely or extremely
  1. The instructions were pretty easy to follow.
    这些说明很容易看懂。
  2. I am pretty sure that I locked the back door.
    我相当确定自己锁了后门。
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  1. The two translations are pretty much the same.
    这两份译文几乎一样。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 pretty 作形容词是“漂亮的”,作副词是“相当”;pretty good 不是“漂亮地好”,而是“相当好”,pretty much 表示“几乎”。

词族与关联词

词族(同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式)
  • prettily 漂亮地;悦目地
    副词,描述以漂亮、宜人的方式呈现或装饰。
  • prettiness 漂亮;悦目
    不可数名词,指外观漂亮或秀美的性质。
易混词(形近或义近,注意区别)
  • quite 相当;颇;完全
    pretty 作程度副词时较口语化,通常表示“相当、颇”,如 pretty good;quite 也可表示“相当”,但在 quite right 等搭配中可表示“完全”,且语气与英式、美式用法有关。
    The journey took quite a long time. 这段旅程花了相当长的时间。
常见搭配
  • a pretty village 美丽的村庄
    We stopped for lunch in a pretty village beside the river. 我们在河边一个美丽的村庄停下来吃午饭。
  • pretty good 相当好
    The camera takes pretty good pictures in low light. 这台相机在弱光下拍出的照片相当好。
  • pretty much 几乎;差不多
    We have pretty much finished decorating the room. 我们差不多把房间装饰完了。