pretty

adj.漂亮的；机灵的，聪明的

adv.相当，颇

n.漂亮的人（或东西）

adv.

1. 颇；相当
   to some extent; fairly
   1. I'm pretty sure I'll be going.
      我相当肯定会去的。
   2. The game was pretty good.
      这个游戏相当不错。
   3. It's pretty hard to explain.
      这事很难解释清楚。
   4. I'm going to have to find a new apartment pretty soon.
      我很快就得找个新住处了。
2. 十分；非常；极；很
   very
   1. That performance was pretty impressive.
      那场表演很出色。
   2. Things are looking pretty good!
      形势看来很不错！

adj.

1. 漂亮的；标致的；妩媚的；动人的
   attractive without being very beautiful
   1. a pretty face
      俏丽的脸
   2. a pretty little girl
      俊俏的小姑娘
   3. You look so pretty in that dress!
      你穿那件连衣裙真漂亮！
2. 赏心悦目的；动听的；美观的；精致的
   attractive and pleasant to look at or to listen to without being large, beautiful or impressive
   1. pretty clothes
      漂亮的衣服
   2. a pretty garden
      赏心悦目的花园
   3. a pretty name
      优美的名字

形容词最高级:prettiest 形容词比较级:prettier

pretty 美丽的，漂亮的，相当好的，颇，相当

来自古英语praettig,狡猾的，精明的，有技巧的，来自Proto-Germanic*prattuz,夸夸其谈，吹牛，拟声词，词源同prate,prattle.后词义褒义化，引申词义相当好的，美丽的，漂亮的，后用于副词颇，相当。词义演变比较prestige.

1. I'm pretty desk-bound, which is very frustrating.
   我基本上一直需要伏案工作，这真让人沮丧。
2. We were a pretty inexperienced bunch of people really
   我们事实上是一些相当没有经验的人。
3. I think you're pretty safe, considering.
   总的说来，我认为你的处境很安全。
4. I feel pretty dead right now.
   我觉得自己现在几乎快要死了。
5. I guess she thought that was pretty smart
   我想她可能认为那个很漂亮。
6. You would have to be pretty hard-hearted not to feel something for him.
   只有铁石心肠的人才会对他无动于衷。
7. I'm pretty mad about it, I can tell you.
   告诉你，我对这件事感到非常恼火。
8. I can get down to nitpicking detail, I am pretty fussy about certain things.
   我会挑剔细节，我对某些事情相当吹毛求疵。
9. You looked pretty upset just now
   你刚才看上去挺难过的。
10. I'm pretty busy just now
    我现在特别忙。
11. I'm an orphan and pretty much grew up on my own.
    我是个孤儿，差不多是靠自己长大的。
12. She's a very charming and very pretty girl.
    她是一个非常迷人的漂亮女孩。
13. Whitstable is still a very pretty little town.
    惠特斯特布尔仍然是一个非常漂亮的小镇。
14. I had a pretty good idea what she was going to do
    我很清楚她会怎么做。
15. Pretty soon after my arrival I found lodgings.
    我到达之后，很快就找到了住处。
16. I travel pretty well every week.
    我几乎每周都出去旅行。
17. When the war started, they thought they were sitting pretty, because they had all that extra grain.
    战争开始的时候，他们认为自己境况不错，因为他们粮食准备充足。
18. I think what I put in that book is now pretty much the agenda for this country
    我认为我在书中写的正是目前该国亟待解决的问题。
19. The bathroom is not a pretty sight. The wallpaper's peeling, the tiles are crumbling.
    浴室破旧不堪。墙纸剥落了，瓷砖也裂了。
20. I'm pretty sure they slept together before they were married.
    我敢肯定他们结婚之前就上过床了。
21. I'm not at all secretive, and I'm pretty good at calling a spade a spade.
    我不会遮遮掩掩，我喜欢直言不讳。
22. Oh thank you so much! They're so pretty!
    哦，太感谢你了！它们真漂亮！
23. A job is pretty much nine-to-five. Is this what you feel would make you happy?
    工作时间多数是朝九晚五，你觉得这样会让你感觉愉快吗？
24. Stephen is going to be pretty upset when he finds out how you tricked him
    如果斯蒂芬发现你怎样欺骗了他，他会非常气愤。
25. An ugly woman serves as a foil to a pretty girl.
    一个丑女人可以将美丽的姑娘反衬得更加漂亮。
26. He is engaged to a pretty girl.
    他跟一个漂亮的姑娘定亲了。
27. She tied a pretty knot at the end of her pigtails.
    她在辫子的末梢打了一个花结。
28. That's a pretty tall story.
    这话太玄了。
29. This girl is very pretty.
    这姑娘生得十分秀丽。
30. She's quite pretty, isn't she?
    她长得挺美，不是吗？