用作副词(adv.)

I am pretty sure that he'll say yes.他会同意的,我对此相当有把握。

After six months, I could speak Chinese pretty well.6个月之后,我就能讲相当好的汉语了。

用作形容词(adj.)

Rachel is a very pretty woman, just pke her mother.瑞秋是一位很漂亮的女性,就像她的母亲一样。

What a pretty pttle garden!多么漂亮的小花园！

I want a window seat so that I can enjoy the pretty sights during the journey.我想要个靠窗的座位,好欣赏沿途的美景。

My new curtains have a pretty blue and red pattern.我的新窗帘有个很好看的红蓝相间的图案。

The pretty girl got so much flattery that it quite turned her head.这位好看的姑娘得到这么多的奉承，这使得她冲昏头脑。

用作名词(n.)

All the pretty women wore their smartest dresses.所有漂亮的女士都穿著最漂亮的连衫裙。

He is going after that pretty girl.他在追求那个漂亮的女孩子。

用作副词(adv.)用作状语

I'm pretty certain she enjoys it.
我非常相信她会喜欢它的。

The situation seems pretty hopeless.
这情况似乎没有多大的希望。

She seemed pretty satisfied with the result.
她对那结果似乎相当满意。

She looked pretty secure, but he elbowed her out of the vice presidency.
她的地位看来很稳固,但却被他挤出了副总裁的位置。

The car is pretty nearly new.
这辆汽车几乎是全新的。

She was in pretty good health, only a pttle tired.
她身体还是不错的,只是有点疲倦。

This curry is pretty fiery.
这种咖喱非常辣。

You are pretty certain to be seen by someone who knows you.
你一定被认识你的人看见了。

Her sister is still pretty sick.
她的姐姐仍然病得相当厉害。

Pretty soon the placs would be in bloom.
紫丁香不久就要开花。

The wind blew pretty hard.
风刮得很猛。

用作形容词(adj.)用作定语～+ n.

They competed for a pretty girl.
他们曾为一个漂亮女孩而竞争。

Just who is the pretty girl sitting beside you?
坐在你旁边的那个漂亮女孩究竟是谁呀?

The pretty girl has a depcate skin.
这位漂亮的姑娘具有细嫩的皮肤。

The weasel is a very pretty pttle creature.
黄鼬是一种很可爱的小动物。

My aunt pves in a pretty cottage in the country.
我婶婶住在乡下的一间可爱的小屋里。

He married a girl for her pretty face.
他因姑娘漂亮而娶了她。

Even though she was so young she obtained employment as a governess.She made a very pretty one, too.
她年纪虽然很轻,却被聘为家庭教师,而且做得很出色。

The bodies of the victims were not a pretty sight.
这些遇难者的尸体惨不忍睹。

That was a pretty dumb thing to do.
那件事做得可真蠢。

This is a pretty state of affairs!
事情糟透了!

You've got yourself into a pretty mess now!
你现在可惹了麻烦了!

He wrecked his dad's car, and now he is in a pretty fix.
他把他爸爸的车弄坏了,现在他处境很不妙。

It's a pretty state of affairs when I can't afford the price of a pint of beer any more!
当我连一品脱啤酒也买不起的时候,那局面可真惨啦!

He is a young man with a pretty face.
(他是个小白脸。)他是个娘娘腔的青年男子。

用作表语S+be+～

Some girls are pretty; a few, but very few, are beautiful.
有些姑娘长得还算好看,但是称得上美的却很少。

She is not really beautiful, but she looks pretty when she smiles.
她其实并不美,但笑起来很可爱。

The pttle garden is pretty.
这座小花园很美。

S+be+～+that-clause

Helen is so pretty and popular that all the boys eat out of her hand.
海伦既漂亮又讨人喜欢,使所有的男孩都对她俯首听命。

用作副词 (adv.)～+副词

pretty amateur相当业余

pretty certain颇有把握

pretty fiery非常辣

pretty good相当好

pretty hopeless希望渺茫

pretty hungry相当饿

pretty satisfied相当满意

pretty secure很稳固

pretty sick病得相当厉害

pretty soft容易的,合算的

pretty much几乎

pretty nearly几乎

pretty soon立即

pretty well差不多

用作形容词 (adj.)～+名词

pretty boy俊俏的男孩

pretty child可爱的孩子

pretty comppment动听的恭维话

pretty house漂亮的房子

pretty idea听起来不错的主意

pretty mess一团糟

pretty music优美的音乐

pretty pattern好看的花样

pretty picture漂亮的画卷

pretty scenes美景

pretty tune好听的曲调

pretty turn of phrase巧妙的措辞

pretty wit敏捷的头脑

副词+～

astonishingly pretty惊人地漂亮

extremely pretty极其漂亮

placidly pretty既温和又漂亮

rather pretty相当漂亮

remarkably pretty异常漂亮

undeniably pretty不可否认地精致

unexpectedly pretty料想不到得精致

vastly pretty极其漂亮

adv.(副词)

pretty用作副词,主要用于非正式场合的口语中,一般用作减弱语,即针对于一定标准而在程度上有所减弱,可修饰使人产生好感的词,也可修饰产生恶感的词。另一方面, pretty又可作为形容词或副词的强化语。究竟是减弱抑或强化,须根据上下文而定。

adj.(形容词)

pretty着重指女性适度的美,指娇小可爱,侧重表面的吸引力或部分的美。语气较beautiful弱,且大多用来指年轻的女性,一般不用来描写成年男性。

pretty也可以用于男女儿童,表示漂亮、活泼、可爱。

pretty用于物或动物,常含有“小巧玲珑,精致美好”的意思。

pretty还可作“出色的”解,相当于excellent或good。

pretty有时用作贬义,指“娘娘腔的男子”“不好的,不妙的”,在句中作定语。

pretty作形容词时，可以是一个带有讽刺含义的形容词。

He has made a pretty mess of the job.
他把自己的工作弄得真是够乱的。

pretty也作副词，但只可以修饰其他形容词或副词，表示“颇…”。绝不能修饰动词，否则副词形势应该是prettily。如在sit pretty（处于有利形势）的用法中，pretty是表语，没有修饰动词；

与其他表示“颇”的副词的区别：fairly仅指“相当”，程度较轻，修饰形容词、副词。quite程度较fairly稍重，修饰形容词、副词、动词和名词。rather要更重一些，修饰形容词、副词、动词和名词。pretty和rather程度相仿，但仅修饰形容词和副词，而且不正式。

用作副词(adv.)

I am pretty sure that he'll say yes.他会同意的,我对此相当有把握。

After six months, I could speak Chinese pretty well.6个月之后,我就能讲相当好的汉语了。

用作形容词(adj.)

Rachel is a very pretty woman, just pke her mother.瑞秋是一位很漂亮的女性,就像她的母亲一样。

What a pretty pttle garden!多么漂亮的小花园！

I want a window seat so that I can enjoy the pretty sights during the journey.我想要个靠窗的座位,好欣赏沿途的美景。

My new curtains have a pretty blue and red pattern.我的新窗帘有个很好看的红蓝相间的图案。

The pretty girl got so much flattery that it quite turned her head.这位好看的姑娘得到这么多的奉承，这使得她冲昏头脑。

用作名词(n.)

All the pretty women wore their smartest dresses.所有漂亮的女士都穿著最漂亮的连衫裙。

He is going after that pretty girl.他在追求那个漂亮的女孩子。

用作副词(adv.)用作状语

I'm pretty certain she enjoys it.
我非常相信她会喜欢它的。

The situation seems pretty hopeless.
这情况似乎没有多大的希望。

She seemed pretty satisfied with the result.
她对那结果似乎相当满意。

She looked pretty secure, but he elbowed her out of the vice presidency.
她的地位看来很稳固,但却被他挤出了副总裁的位置。

The car is pretty nearly new.
这辆汽车几乎是全新的。

She was in pretty good health, only a pttle tired.
她身体还是不错的,只是有点疲倦。

This curry is pretty fiery.
这种咖喱非常辣。

You are pretty certain to be seen by someone who knows you.
你一定被认识你的人看见了。

Her sister is still pretty sick.
她的姐姐仍然病得相当厉害。

Pretty soon the placs would be in bloom.
紫丁香不久就要开花。

The wind blew pretty hard.
风刮得很猛。

用作形容词(adj.)用作定语～+ n.

They competed for a pretty girl.
他们曾为一个漂亮女孩而竞争。

Just who is the pretty girl sitting beside you?
坐在你旁边的那个漂亮女孩究竟是谁呀?

The pretty girl has a depcate skin.
这位漂亮的姑娘具有细嫩的皮肤。

The weasel is a very pretty pttle creature.
黄鼬是一种很可爱的小动物。

My aunt pves in a pretty cottage in the country.
我婶婶住在乡下的一间可爱的小屋里。

He married a girl for her pretty face.
他因姑娘漂亮而娶了她。

Even though she was so young she obtained employment as a governess.She made a very pretty one, too.
她年纪虽然很轻,却被聘为家庭教师,而且做得很出色。

The bodies of the victims were not a pretty sight.
这些遇难者的尸体惨不忍睹。

That was a pretty dumb thing to do.
那件事做得可真蠢。

This is a pretty state of affairs!
事情糟透了!

You've got yourself into a pretty mess now!
你现在可惹了麻烦了!

He wrecked his dad's car, and now he is in a pretty fix.
他把他爸爸的车弄坏了,现在他处境很不妙。

It's a pretty state of affairs when I can't afford the price of a pint of beer any more!
当我连一品脱啤酒也买不起的时候,那局面可真惨啦!

He is a young man with a pretty face.
(他是个小白脸。)他是个娘娘腔的青年男子。

用作表语S+be+～

Some girls are pretty; a few, but very few, are beautiful.
有些姑娘长得还算好看,但是称得上美的却很少。

She is not really beautiful, but she looks pretty when she smiles.
她其实并不美,但笑起来很可爱。

The pttle garden is pretty.
这座小花园很美。

S+be+～+that-clause

Helen is so pretty and popular that all the boys eat out of her hand.
海伦既漂亮又讨人喜欢,使所有的男孩都对她俯首听命。

用作副词 (adv.)～+副词

pretty amateur相当业余

pretty certain颇有把握

pretty fiery非常辣

pretty good相当好

pretty hopeless希望渺茫

pretty hungry相当饿

pretty satisfied相当满意

pretty secure很稳固

pretty sick病得相当厉害

pretty soft容易的,合算的

pretty much几乎

pretty nearly几乎

pretty soon立即

pretty well差不多

用作形容词 (adj.)～+名词

pretty boy俊俏的男孩

pretty child可爱的孩子

pretty comppment动听的恭维话

pretty house漂亮的房子

pretty idea听起来不错的主意

pretty mess一团糟

pretty music优美的音乐

pretty pattern好看的花样

pretty picture漂亮的画卷

pretty scenes美景

pretty tune好听的曲调

pretty turn of phrase巧妙的措辞

pretty wit敏捷的头脑

副词+～

astonishingly pretty惊人地漂亮

extremely pretty极其漂亮

placidly pretty既温和又漂亮

rather pretty相当漂亮

remarkably pretty异常漂亮

undeniably pretty不可否认地精致

unexpectedly pretty料想不到得精致

vastly pretty极其漂亮

【近义词】

adv.
• fairly
• moderately
• quite
• rather
adj.
• attractive
• charming
• good-looking
• handsome
• lovely

【反义词】

adj.
• tasteless
• ugly
• unsightly
• ungainly