I 词语辨析
1、pretty / beautiful / charming / handsome:漂亮、美丽
pretty:adj. 只用于形容较小妩媚的青年女子和孩子,偶尔用于男子时,含有贬义,pretty还可作副词,解释为:相当、很、颇。
e.g. Though sh e is pretty, she fell from grace at last.
She is a pretty lady in her twenties.
It was a pretty serious accident.
beautiful:adj. 用来形容女性,也可用以修饰给人以愉快印象或美好感受的事物。
e.g.— Whois that beautiful young lady? — She is our new English teacher.