一、pretty的'詞義辨析：
pretty, beautiful, good-looking, handsome這組形容詞都可用於形容人或物,指“美麗”。其區別是：
1、beautiful少用於男性; handsome用於男性,指“英俊”“瀟灑”; pretty偶爾用於男性時含貶義。例如:
He is young and handsome.他既年輕又英俊。
2、在修飾女性時, beautiful指“漂亮”,表示令人愉快的和諧與完美,側重陰柔之美,氣質高雅; handsome指“端莊健美”, pretty指“嬌小可愛”, good-looking僅指一般的好看。例如:
（1）She is not really beautiful, but she looks pretty when she smiles.
她其實並不美,但笑起來很可愛。
（2）Some girls are good-looking; a few, but very few, are beautiful.
有些姑娘長得還算好看,但是稱得上 美麗動人的卻很少。
（3）Would you describe that woman as hand- some or beautiful?
你覺得那女子是體態端莊還是貌美動 人?
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