beautiful
beautiful 英 [ˈbju:tɪfl] 美 [ˈbjutəfəl]
adj. 美丽的
beautiful mermaid 漂亮的美人鱼
beautiful countryside/weather/music 美丽的乡村；美好的天气；美妙的音乐
- The adjective beautiful describes a thing that is pleasing to the senses. Most men think women are beautiful, and most women think babies are beautiful, but if you think you're beautiful, you might be vain.
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- adj. 美丽的
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1. beautiful mermaid
漂亮的美人鱼
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2. beautiful countryside/weather/music
美丽的乡村；美好的天气；美妙的音乐
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3. a beautiful woman/face/baby/voice/poem/smell/evening
漂亮的女人╱面孔╱婴儿；美妙的声音╱诗歌╱香味╱夜晚
- beautiful (adj.) mid-15c., "pleasing to the eye (or ear) or mind or soul," from beauty + -ful. The beautiful people "the fashionable set" first attested 1964 in "Vogue" magazine (it also was the title of a 1941 play by U.S. dramatist William Saroyan). As a noun, "that which possesses beauty," from 1756. House Beautiful is from "Pilgrim's Progress," where it is a proper name of a place. Related: Beautifully.
beau·ti·ful ★ / ˈbjuːtɪfl ; NAmE ˈbjuːtɪfl / adjective 1 ★ having beauty; pleasing to the senses or to the mind 美丽的；美好的 ◆ a beautiful woman/face/baby/voice/poem/smell/evening 漂亮的女人╱面孔╱婴儿；美妙的声音╱诗歌╱香味╱夜晚 ◆ beautiful countryside/weather/music 美丽的乡村；美好的天气；美妙的音乐 2 ★ very good or skilful 很好的；出色的；巧妙的 ◆ What beautiful timing! 时间把握得正好！ SYNONYMS 同义词辨析 beautiful pretty ◆handsome ◆attractive ◆lovely ◆good-looking ◆gorgeous These words all describe people who are pleasant to look at. 以上各词均形容人好看。 ■ beautiful (especially of a woman or girl) very pleasant to look at （尤指女子或女孩）漂亮的，美丽的： ◆ She looked stunningly beautiful that night. 她那天晚上美极了。 ■ pretty (especially of a girl or woman) pleasant to look at （尤指女孩或女子）漂亮的，俊俏的： ◆ She's got a very pretty face. 她有一张非常俏丽的脸。 NOTE Prettyis used most often to talk about girls. When it is used to talk about a woman, it usually suggests that she is like a girl, with small, delicate features. *pretty 多用以指女孩。如果用以指女子，通常表示这女子像女孩一样小巧玲珑。 ■ handsome (of a man) pleasant to look at; (of a woman) pleasant to look at, with large strong features rather than small delicate ones 指（男子）英俊的，漂亮的；（女子）健美的： ◆ He was described as ‘ tall, dark and handsome’. 他被描述为“高大黝黑、相貌堂堂”。 ■ attractive (of a person) pleasant to look at, especially in a sexual way 指（人）性感的、妩媚的、俊朗的、迷人的： ◆ She's a very attractive woman. 她是个非常迷人的女子。 ■ lovely (of a person) beautiful; very attractive 指（人）美丽的、迷人的： ◆ She looked particularly lovely that night. 她那天晚上特别妩媚动人。 NOTEWhen you describe sb as lovely,you are usually showing that you also have a strong feeling of affection for them. 用 lovely 形容人时，通常表示说话者很喜欢这个人。 ■ good-looking (of a person) pleasant to look at, often in a sexual way 指（人）好看的、漂亮的、性感的： ◆ She arrived with a very good-looking man. 她和一个非常英俊的男人一起到来。 ■ gorgeous ( informal) (of a person) extremely attractive, especially in a sexual way 指（人）非常漂亮的、美丽动人的、性感的： ◆ You look gorgeous! 你美极了！ attractive or good-looking? 用 attractive 还是 good-looking？ If you describe sb as attractiveyou often also mean that they have a pleasant personality as well as being pleasant to look at; good-lookingjust describes sb's physical appearance. 用 attractive 形容人时，常常还表示这人不仅长得漂亮，性格也很可爱，而 good-looking 只指人的长相好看。 PATTERNS ◆ a(n) beautiful/pretty/handsome/attractive/lovely/good-looking/gorgeous girl / girl ◆ a(n) beautiful/handsome/attractive/good-looking/gorgeous boy / boy ◆ a(n) beautiful/pretty/handsome/attractive/lovely/good-looking face beau·ti·ful / ˈbjuːtɪfl ; NAmE ˈbjuːtɪfl /
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