attractive an attractive person looks nice, especially in a way that makes you feel sexually interested in them 有吸引力的,有魅力的〔尤指性感〕
She’s a very attractive woman.
她是個相當有魅力的女人。
A lot of women find him attractive.
很多女人覺得他很有魅力。
pretty a prettygirl or woman looks nice – used especially about a woman who has a nice face 〔女性〕漂亮的,好看的〔尤指相貌標致〕
You look pretty with your hair down.
你把頭發披散下來看上去很漂亮。
nShe has a very pretty face.
handsome a handsome man or boy looks nice – used especially about a man who has a nice face. Handsome is also sometimes used, especially in literature, to describe a woman who is good-looking and has a strong face 〔男子〕英俊的,漂亮的〔尤指相貌端正〕;〔女子〕美麗而輪廓分明的〔尤用於文學作品中〕
He was tall, dark, and handsome.
他身材高挑,膚色黝黑,非常英俊。
nShe was a big, handsome woman.
gorgeous/stunning spoken extremely attractive. Gorgeous is used especially by women 非常漂亮的,極其吸引人的〔gorgeous尤爲女性使用〕
She thinks Brad Pitt is gorgeous.
她覺得布拉德·皮特帥極了。
You look absolutely stunning in that dress!
你穿那條裙子太漂亮了!
cute spoken nice to look at – used about animals, babies, children, and youngadults 漂亮的,逗人喜愛的〔用於動物、嬰兒、兒童和小青年〕
a cute little puppy
可愛的小狗
She thinks you’re cute!
她覺得你很可愛!
lovely spoken used when saying that someone looks very nice 美麗的,迷人的
You look lovely tonight.
今晚你看上去很迷人。
place/thing etc 地方/事物等
beautiful used to describe something that looks, feels, sounds etc so good that it gives you a lot of pleasure 極好的,優美的,美妙的
a beautiful tropical beach
一片美麗的熱帶沙灘
a beautiful song
一首動聽的歌曲
The weather was beautiful.
天氣很好。
lovely spoken used when saying that something looks, feels, or sounds very nice 好的,佳的
What a lovely day!
多好的天氣!
a lovely voice
動聽的嗓音
na lovely perfume
prettypleasant to look at – often used about things that are not big or impressive 〔常指不大或不搶眼的事物〕漂亮的,好看的
a pretty little pink dress
一條漂亮的粉紅色小裙子
a pretty village
一座風景秀麗的村莊
attractive pleasant to look at. Attractive sounds more formal than pretty 有吸引力的,漂亮的〔attractive比 pretty正式〕
an attractive white-painted cottage with green shutters
綠窗白牆的美麗村舍
nan attractive city
magnificent very big, beautiful, and impressive – used about buildings, objects, and views 〔建築、物品或景色〕宏偉的,壯麗的;華麗的
The Taj Mahal always looks magnificent.
泰姬陵看上去總是那麽宏偉。
a magnificent Persian carpet
一條華美的波斯地毯
nThere were magnificent views over the old city.
picturesque written pleasant to look at – used in written descriptions of towns, buildings, and places 美麗的,如畫的〔用於對城鎮、建築和地方的書面描寫〕
the picturesque harbour town of Castleton
風景如畫的海港城卡斯爾頓
nRegensburg Cathedral occupies a picturesque position on the River Danube in Bavaria.
stunning/breathtaking extremely beautiful and impressive – used especially about views 〔尤指景色〕極具吸引力的,令人驚歎的
All around is a stunning view of Cape Town.
四周是開普敦的迷人美景。
The landscape is breathtaking.
景色十分迷人。
exquisite /ɪkˈskwɪzət, ˈekskwɪ-/ used to describe things that have very beautiful small details, especially things that have been made with a lot of skill 〔尤指工藝制品〕精美的,精致的
an exquisite piece of jewellery
一件精致的首飾
an exquisite flower
精美的花朵
nan exquisite picture of a bird of paradise
nelegantdesigned in a way that looks very attractive and has a lot of style
an elegant Neo-Classical building
a long and elegant staircase
nGRAMMAR: Order of adjectives
If there is more than one adjective, the adjectives are usually used in a fixed order.