| 釋義 |
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1. fine美好的。
△ Lr.1.4.212 (191):“ Thou wast apretty fellow when thou hadst no need to care for herfrowning，”你原先不用為她皺眉而操心的時(shí)候，倒還是個(gè)好好的人。
2. (used ironically) nice,fine （帶冷嘲意味）有趣的，好的。
△ Ado.5.1.207 (199): “What a pretty thing man iswhen he goes in his doublet and hose (=in his waist-coat and long stockings,i.e.without his cloak) andleaves off his wit!” (Alluding to the removal of thecloak for duelling.)一個(gè)人身穿短衣長(zhǎng)襪而失去理性，是個(gè)多么有趣的東西喲！ (按：此語(yǔ)指脫去外套準(zhǔn)備決斗。)
3. beautiful,lovely美麗的，可愛的。
△H.V.4.6.28:“The pretty and sweet manner of it forced / Thosewaters from me which I would have stopped，”這種完美可愛的風(fēng)范迫使我流下了我本想忍住的淚水。
4. comely,handsome好看的，漂亮的。
△ 2H.VI.3.2.94:“The pretty vaulting sea refused to drown me，”那漂亮的上下起伏的大海拒絕把我淹死。
△Ado.4.2.88 (82):“as pretty a piece of flesh as any is in Messina，”在麥西那也是不比人差的一個(gè)漂漂亮亮的人兒。
5. attractive,fascinating,considerable,reasonable引人注目的，吸引人的，相當(dāng)?shù)?，適當(dāng)?shù)摹?br/>△ Rom.1.3.10:“Thou knowest my daughter’s of a pretty age.”i.e.an age at which marriage may properly be considered:a marriageable age.你知道我的女兒年紀(jì)不算小了。
6. clever,ingenious,neat,skilful,apt靈巧的，精巧的，巧妙的，熟練的，恰當(dāng)?shù)摹?br/>△ As.3.2.288 (270): “You arefull of pretty answers；”你倒有不少巧妙的回答。
△Lr.1.5. 38 (34):“ The reason why the seven stars are nomore than seven is a pretty reason.”為什么那金牛七星不多于七顆，其中有絕妙的道理。
△H.V.1.2.175: “Yet thatis but a crushed necessity,/ Since we have locks tosafeguard necessaries,/ And pretty traps to catch thepetty thieves.”然而這不過是 一種很勉強(qiáng)的結(jié)論，因?yàn)槲覀冇?一道道的鎖可以保護(hù)好糧食物品，還有靈巧的夾子去捕捉那些鼠竊小賊。
7. (ironically) clever,ingenious （冷嘲的反話）靈巧的，精巧的。
△As. 3.5.10:“Thou tell’st me there is murder inmine eye: /’Tis pretty,sure,and very probable，”你說我的眼睛能殺人，這種話當(dāng)然說得很巧妙，很動(dòng)聽。
8. pleasing惹人喜歡的。
△As.4.1.199 (189): “and byall pretty oaths that are not dangerous.”我用一切惹人喜歡的、無(wú)害的話來(lái)起誓。
9. (epithet of endearment used in speaking to child oryouth) dear,sweet,pet,clever （對(duì)小孩子或年輕人的親昵稱呼用語(yǔ)）親愛的，可愛的，乖，靈巧的。
△Lr.1.4. 107 (96):“How now,my pretty knave,how dost thou?”怎么樣，我的好小子，你好嗎？
Phrases:
pretty fool: (a term of endearment) little darling （愛稱）小傻瓜。
△Rom.1.3.30:“When it (i.e. the baby,Juliet) did taste the wormwood on the nipple / Of mydug and felt it bitter,pretty fool.”這孩子一舔到我的奶頭上的苦艾就覺得苦啦，這小可憐！
△Rom.1.3.48:“And,
prettyfool. it stinted and said.'Ay'.”這小傻瓜停住了哭聲，說：“嗯?！?br/>pretty piece of flesh: (a quibble on the bawdy sense)one sexually well endowed挺不錯(cuò)的一塊肉（語(yǔ)含猥褻）。
△Rom.1.1.33 (29): “and 'tis known I am a prettypiece of flesh.”大家都知道我有挺不錯(cuò)的一塊肉哩。
pretty wretch: pretty darling小東西。
△Rom.1.344: “The pretty wretch left crying”，i.e. the prettydarling stopped crying. 這小東西停住了哭聲。 pretty[?priti]adj.精致的，漂亮的
◇cost a pretty penny昂貴
pretty much 幾乎
pretty state of affairs麻煩的處境，困境
pretty up打扮，美化
sit pretty處于極有利的地位
‖pretty-pretty n.小裝飾品，小玩意
prettiness n.漂亮，可愛
prettyism n.矯揉造作，過分講究修飾 |