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prettier, prettiest
attractive in a delicate way without being truly beautiful or handsome漂亮的, 标致的, 好看的：a pretty little girl with an engaging grin.
一个带着迷人笑容的漂亮小女孩。
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- (of a thing) pleasing to the eye or the ear（事物）悦目的; 悦耳的：
a pretty summer dress.
好看的夏季连衣裙。
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- attrib. informal used ironically in expressions of annoyance or disgust〈非正式〉好的, 妙极了的（表示不悦或厌恶的讽刺语）：
he led me a pretty dance.
他真让我转得晕了头。
as submodifier
- informal to a moderately high degree; fairly〈非正式〉相当地; 颇：
he looked pretty fit for his age.
就他这个年纪他看上去相当健康。
(pl. -ies)
1- informal an attractive thing, typically a pleasing but unnecessary accessory〈非正式〉漂亮东西（尤指悦人但不必要的小饰品）：
he buys her lots of pretties - bangles and rings and things.
他总是给她买许多小玩意儿——镯子、戒指等不一而足。
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- used to refer in a condescending way to an attractive person（以高人一等的口吻）漂亮的人; 漂亮的孩子：
six pretties in sequined leotards.
穿着缀满闪光片的紧身服的六个小美人。
-ies, -ied
with obj. make pretty or attractive美化; 使漂亮; 使可爱：she'll be all prettied up and ready to go in an hour.
她一小时后就会打扮得漂漂亮亮, 准备出发。
短语
pretty much（或nearly或 well）
- informal very nearly〈非正式〉几乎; 差不多：
the case is pretty well over.
这案子差不多结束了。
a pretty penny
- informal a large sum of money〈非正式〉一大笔钱。
pretty please
- used as an emphatic or wheedling form of request求求你（强调或讨好的表达方式）。
be sitting pretty
- informal be in an advantageous position or situation〈非正式〉占优势的, 处于有利地位的：
if she could get sponsors, she would be sitting pretty.
如果能得到赞助, 她会极占优势。
派生词
prettily
adverbprettiness
nounprettyish
adjective词源
Old English prettig; related to Middle Dutch pertich 'brisk， clever'， obsolete Dutch prettig 'humorous， sporty'， from a West Germanic base meaning 'trick'. The sense development 'deceitful， cunning， clever， skilful， admirable， pleasing， nice' has parallels in adjectives such as canny, fine, nice, etc.