pretty
/ˈprɪti/KK
/ˈpɹɪti/IPA
prɪ·ti
變化形
比較級
prettier
最高級
prettiest
1.
漂亮的；美麗的
極常用
外表好看、令人喜愛的
用法：形容人時通常表示外表漂亮；形容事物時也可表示精緻或令人喜愛。
a pretty girl
a pretty view
pretty flowers
a pretty dress
a pretty room
My sister wore a pretty dress to school.
我姐姐穿了一件漂亮的洋裝去學校。
還有 1 個進階的意思（國小之後才會學到）
2.
相當；頗
極常用
非正式
在某種程度上；相當地
用法：這個用法通常比「非常」弱，語氣可依上下文表示「還滿」或「相當」。
pretty quickly
pretty sure
pretty good
pretty difficult
pretty far
The bus was pretty full after school.
放學後，公車裡相當滿。
常見錯誤
She looks prettily.
She looks pretty.
She is very pretty girl.
She is a very pretty girl.
The movie was pretty.
The movie was pretty good.
He is pretty than his brother.
He is prettier than his brother.
相關字詞
attractive 近義
ugly 反義
prettily 同源詞
beautiful 近義
學習提示
・本字最常見的形容詞意思是「漂亮的」；作副詞時則常表示「相當、頗」。
・「漂亮的」通常放在名詞前，或放在連綴動詞後作主詞補語。
・副詞用法的語氣通常弱於「非常」，例如「相當累」不一定等於「非常累」。