內容簡介
你可能知道形容詞 “pretty” 可以表示某人是 “漂亮的”,這個字也可以形容事物是 “賞心悅目的”,不過,你知道 “pretty” 在非正式語境中作副詞的用法嗎?看影片,學習 “pretty” 的常見用法。
用法總結
1. 形容詞 “pretty” 常指某人(尤其女性)是 “漂亮的,標緻的”。
- Margo always tells her daughter that she’s pretty.
- She’s kind, pretty, funny and intelligent. I love her!
2. 形容詞 “pretty” 也可以表示事物或風景是 “賞心悅目的,精緻美麗的”。
- There’s a very pretty view at the top of that hill.
- What a pretty dress!
3. “Pretty” 作副詞,適用於非正式語境中,副詞 “pretty” 可以表示 “相當地”,類似於 “quite” 和 “rather”。
- The house was built recently, it’s pretty new.
- I’m pretty sure I’ve locked the car.
4. 副詞 “pretty” 也可起強調作用,表示 “很,非常”。
- We went to bed at 2am, so we were pretty tired.
- The food here is pretty bad. I won’t come back.
5. 副詞片語 “pretty much” 和 “pretty well” 的意思是 “幾乎全部地,差不多地”。
- I think we’ve mentioned pretty well everything, so I guess we’re pretty much finished.
- It’s pretty much time to go! I’ve packed pretty well all my stuff.