Word · Frequency #23382
prettily
漂亮地；悦人地
in a pretty manner
- 1.
In a pretty manner.
漂亮地；悦目地
- 2.
Very badly; terribly.
非常糟糕；可怕地
漂亮地；悦目地；非常糟糕；可怕地；悦人地
In use
She smiled prettily at the camera.
The garden was prettily decorated with colorful lights.
She sings prettily, though she has had no training.
verb + prettily
prettily作方式副词修饰动词时，通常紧跟在动词后，表示以漂亮、悦人的方式完成动作。
She always dresses prettily for work.
她上班时总是穿得很漂亮。
be + prettily + past participle
在被动或系表结构中，prettily位于be和过去分词之间，常见搭配有decorated、wrapped、dressed等。
The room was prettily decorated with flowers.
房间用鲜花装饰得很漂亮。
Common mistakes
She sings very pretty.She sings very prettily.
修饰动词 sing 表示“唱得漂亮”需要用副词 prettily；pretty 作副词通常表示“相当”，不能替代表示方式的 prettily。
She is a prettily girl.She is a pretty girl.
prettily 是副词，不能修饰名词 girl；修饰名词需要使用形容词 pretty。
Connections
Collocations
- prettily dressed
- 穿着漂亮
- She arrived prettily dressed for the party.她打扮得漂漂亮亮地来参加派对。
- prettily decorated
- 装饰精美
- The room was prettily decorated with fresh flowers.房间用鲜花装饰得很精美。
- prettily arranged
- 布置雅致
- The table was prettily arranged for the dinner.餐桌为晚宴布置得很雅致。
- smile prettily
- 笑得甜美
- She smiled prettily at the camera.她对着镜头笑得甜美。
Synonyms
- beautifully
- 美丽地；优美地 · 语气比 prettily 强，侧重视觉上的美感或程度高；可形容外观、表演或结果。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象一位舞者穿着漂亮裙子，每个动作都令人赏心悦目——prettily就是‘漂亮地、悦人地’。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：describing appearance or behavior、written narrative 这个副词通常用于较正式或书面化的语境，表示“以漂亮、悦人的方式”。在很随意的口语中可能不太常见，听起来会稍显文气。日常使用时，可根据场合选择更口语化的说法。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Genuine rhymes: wittily and grittily share prettily's stressed /ɪ/ and /tɪli/ ending. Lookalikes that sound different: daintily, heartily, nastily, and readily end in -ily but have different stressed vowels, so they do not rhyme.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.