Word · Frequency #23382
prettily
漂亮地；悦人地
核心释义
in a pretty manner
- 1.
漂亮地；悦目地
In a pretty manner.
- 2.
非常糟糕；可怕地
Very badly; terribly.
漂亮地；悦目地；非常糟糕；可怕地；悦人地
用法In use
She smiled prettily at the camera.
用法提示：prettily 是副词，修饰 smiled，表示“悦人地/好看地”。
The garden was prettily decorated with colorful lights.
用法提示：prettily 是副词，修饰 decorated，表示“漂亮地”。
She sings prettily, though she has had no training.
用法提示：prettily 是副词，修饰 sings，表示“悦耳地/动听地”。
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。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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。
近义词
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧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’。
语境与语域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。
发音与拼写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.