nice
/naɪs/adjective
1
- pleasant; agreeable; satisfactory愉快的; 宜人的; 令人满意的：
we had a very nice time
我们过得很愉快
that wasn't very nice of him
他那样做不太好
Jeremy had been very nice to her
杰里米对她很好
a nice hot cup of tea.
一杯怡人的热茶。
1.1
- (of a person) pleasant in manner; good-natured; kind（人）举止讨人喜欢的; 和蔼的; 热心的：
he's a really nice guy.
他这个人真不错。
2
- fine or subtle细致的, 细微的：
a nice distinction.
一个细微的差别。
2.1
- requiring careful thought or attention微妙的：
a nice point.
微妙的一点。
3
- archaic fastidious; scrupulous〈古〉挑剔的; 谨慎的。
短语
make nice （或nice-nice）
- N. Amer. informal be pleasant or polite to someone, typically in a hypocritical way〈北美, 非正式〉（尤指虚伪地）对某人友好（礼貌）。
nice and -
- satisfactorily or adequately in terms of the quality described令人满意地, 恰到好处地：
it's nice and warm in here.
这里温暖怡人。
nice one
- informal expressing approval or commendation〈非正式〉很好, 不错。
nice to meet you
- a polite formula used on being introduced to someone很高兴认识你（被介绍给别人时使用的一句礼貌用语）。
nice work
- informal expressing approval of a task well done〈非正式〉干得很好, 干得不错。
nice work if you can get it
- informal used to express envy of what is perceived to be another person's more favourable situation, especially if they seem to have reached it with little effort〈非正式〉能有那样就好了（尤用于表示对他人未花费很大努力就得到的有利条件的羡慕）。
派生词
niceness
noun词源
Middle English （in the sense 'stupid'）： from Old French, from Latin nescius 'ignorant', from nescire 'not know'. Other early senses included 'coy, reserved', giving rise to 'fastidious, scrupulous'： this led both to the sense 'fine, subtle' （regarded by some as the 'correct' sense）, and to the main current senses.