Word · Frequency #25550
prettiness
漂亮；美丽；标致
the quality of being pretty, especially in a delicate or graceful way
- 1.
The quality of being pretty.
漂亮的性质或状态。
漂亮的性质或状态。；漂亮；漂亮的人
In use
Her prettiness made her popular in school, but she valued kindness more.
The garden's prettiness attracted many visitors in spring.
She smiled at her reflection, pleased with the prettiness she saw.
the prettiness of [noun]
prettiness 通常作不可数名词，与 of 连用引出美的所属对象。
The prettiness of the old village attracts many tourists.
这个古老村庄的美丽吸引了许多游客。
[possessive determiner] + prettiness
可用物主代词修饰，强调某人的漂亮。
Her prettiness made her the center of attention at the party.
她的漂亮使她成为派对上的焦点。
a certain prettiness
a certain 可弱化语气，表示一种微妙、不太明确的漂亮。
Her face had a certain prettiness that photos could not capture.
她的脸上有一种照片无法捕捉的美。
Common mistakes
She is prettiness.She is pretty.
prettiness 是名词，意为“漂亮”，但系动词 is 后需要形容词作表语，所以要用 pretty。汉语“她很漂亮”中“漂亮”兼作形容词，英语必须区分词性。
She danced prettiness.She danced prettily.
danced 是动词，需要用副词修饰，而 prettiness 是名词；prettily 才是副词形式。汉语“她跳得很漂亮”中同一个词可作状语，英语则要改成副词。
The prettiness of the mountains amazed us.The beauty of the mountains amazed us.
prettiness 特指少女或年轻女性那种娇美、优雅的可爱，用于自然风景不自然；表达风景之美应用 beauty。这是词义搭配上的区别。
Connections
Collocations
- youthful prettiness
- 青春靓丽
- Her youthful prettiness made her stand out among the older guests.她青春靓丽，在年长的客人中格外显眼。
- delicate prettiness
- 清秀之美
- The painting captures the delicate prettiness of the flower girl.这幅画捕捉了卖花女孩的清秀之美。
- sheer prettiness
- 纯粹的漂亮
- It was her sheer prettiness, not her wit, that first attracted him.最初吸引他的是她纯粹的漂亮，而非她的机智。
- surface prettiness
- 表面的漂亮
- Her surface prettiness hid a sharp and ambitious mind.她表面的漂亮掩盖了一颗敏锐而雄心勃勃的心。
- prettiness fades
- 红颜易逝
- As she aged, her prettiness faded, but her confidence grew.随着年岁增长，她的红颜渐渐消逝，但自信却与日俱增。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 prettiness 拆成 pretty + -ness：pretty 是“漂亮的”，-ness 表示性质，合起来就是“漂亮”。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：外貌描述、书面表达 该词为名词，指女子或少女秀美、标致的外表。口语中更常用形容词 pretty 或名词 beauty，但 prettiness 本身没有明显的正式或随意色彩，多用于书面或较认真的描述。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Only wittiness rhymes with prettiness: wittiness /ˈwɪtɪnəs/ has the same stressed-vowel-plus-ending as prettiness (given as 'pritinis). Business looks like it should rhyme because it is spelled -iness, but it is pronounced /ˈbɪznəs/ with no /ɪ/ after /z/. Happiness and ugliness also have -iness but different vowel patterns. Fitness and witness are near rhymes: /ˈfɪtnəs/ and /ˈwɪtnəs/ lack the extra syllable /ɪ/ before /nəs/.
Learn the forms together
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Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.