adj (1)漂亮(悦人，可爱，精致)的 (pleasing and attractive in a delicate or graceful way)： a～girl/place/picture/pattern 漂亮的小姑娘/地方/图画/图案;a～little garden/tune/voice/piece of music 漂亮的小花园/好听的曲子/动听的嗓音/优美的音乐;a～boy 女人相的男孩;look～in one's white dress 穿白色的衣服看上去很漂亮;〖同〗beautiful，lovely，good-looking，charming; 〖反〗unattractive，ugly，plain，graceless;

(2)(用于反语)好的(good， nice (used ironically)) [无comp](derog)： You've made a～mess of it. 你搞得可真“好”啊(或你把它弄得一团糟)。a～state of affairs 一团糟;You're a～sort of fellow. 你不是什么好人。

(3)相当多(大)的 (considerable; fairly great) [无comp](infml)： a～sum/fortune 相当大笔的钱/财富;

not just a pretty face 不是仅仅长相好看而别无长处的人： His good looks won him the election， but he has still to prove that he's not just a～face. 他英俊的相貌使他在竞选中获胜，但他还得证明自己不是绣花枕头光外面好看。

a pretty penny 很多钱： It costs a～penny to have a car these days because of the high price of petrol. 现在养一辆汽车要好多钱，因为汽油很贵。

→′prettily adv 漂亮地;′prettiness n 漂亮;′pretty-pretty adj 过份漂亮的;

adv相当，颇 (fairly or moderately)： a～large house 相当大的房子;in～good health 身体很好;It's～cold outdoors today. 今天户外相当冷。be～satisfied with the result 对结果颇为满意;He is～sure of a big success in London. 他对在伦敦大获成功确信无疑。

pretty much/nearly/well 几乎，差不多： The result of the ballot is～much what we expected. 投票结果和我们预计的差不多。The car is new， or～nearly so. 这辆汽车是新的，或几乎是新的。We've～well finished the work. 我们差不多干完了这件工作。

【辨异】pretty与beautiful、handsome和good-looking的区别见BEAUTIFUL。