词汇是参加任何语言类的考试必须攻克的一关,对国内想要参加新加坡入学考试的学生来说尤其重要和艰巨。所以决定了参加AEIS考试,考生就需要做好准备,将AEIS单词学习养成为一种生活习惯,成为日常生活的一部分。
beautiful、pretty、cute和sexy,都是形容女性美的,我们到底该用哪个呢?都是美女,却有着不同种类的美。而在老外的眼中,这4个单词究竟给人什么样的感觉?今天就来和课窝考试网一起看看吧。
1. 词典解释:
Beautiful:someone or something that is beautiful is extremely attractive to look at.
Pretty:a woman or child who is pretty has a nice, attractive face.
Cute:very pretty or attractive.
Sexy:sexually exciting or sexually attractive.
看完这4个词典解释,我想大部分人都会挠挠腮帮子,问:“区别在哪?”
毕竟一般的词典都是“死”的,我们来把目光投向更“活”的词典——Urban dictionary看看吧。
2. Urban dictionary解释:
Beautiful:beautiful is a woman who has a distinctive personality, one who can laugh at anything, including themselves, who is especially kind and caring to others. She is a woman who above all else knows the value of having fun, and not taking life too seriously. She is a woman that you can trust and count on to brighten your day. She is a woman who can inexplicably make you feel really good just by being around her, and yet brings such great sadness when she is gone. She is a woman who I will never really get to know.
评论:太肉麻了,看得小编都起鸡皮疙瘩了。这真的是词典解释,不是某人写给别人的情书吗?不过话说回来,一切令人赏心悦目的东西都可以用beautiful形容。
Pretty:1.) a girl who has physical appeals that attracts a guy. 2.) a girl can also be pretty inside in her feelings in her beliefs.
评论:也就是无论外表还是内心的美都可以用pretty表示。美女固然pretty,但是换句话说,pretty也可以用来安慰长相平平的女孩子……
Cute:a girl who is lovely and dreamy and cuddly and shy and beautiful and awwww...(drools)
评论:天真、活泼、可爱还有点害羞,又漂亮,看着想一把抱住,又让人看着想流口水……确定写这个解释的人不是“萝莉控”吗?
Sexy:Supposed to mean sexually attractive, however recently it has become a word of ambiguous meaning that morons use when unable to think of a better adjective for something they like.
评论:或许对于sexy这个词的争议还是比较小的,都是因为诱人的S型身材产生的诱惑力。想学习更多英语知识,请关注口袋英语aikoudaiyy
看了那么多解释,你脑子里肯定也很混乱。现在就来为你梳理总结一下吧:
beautiful侧重于看起来美丽、精致动人;pretty则类似“看着顺眼、感觉顺心”的感觉;cute强调对方精灵古怪、小巧可爱;sexy则着重描述好身材带给别人的诱惑力。
这些是华生为你建立的初步印象,那么如何能对这些单词有更全面的了解呢?简单,Google知道你要的答案。如果你在Google图片上搜索这4个单词,你会有这些不同的感觉。
3. Google印象:
Beautiful:the silhouette of a kissing couple with a digital, purple and pink, star-filled sky in the background.
(你会看到美丽的风景画)
Pretty:a brown-haired smiling woman.
(你会看到迷人的漂亮姑娘)
Cute:a tiny, soft looking puppy.
(你会看到可爱的小狗狗)
Sexy:a meme of a chesty, tanned woman.
(少儿不宜,请勿搜索……)
Google的搜索结果,可以从侧面为你勾勒大众对于这4个词语的印象。不过,如果你是被称赞的一方,在听到这些单词时你不会不会感到高兴,还是生气呢?让我们借鉴老外们的感受吧。
4. 作为被描述“本体”的主观感受:
Beautiful:Depends on if they’re referring to your physical appearance, because “beautiful on the inside,” is cool or whatever, but you know what we really want.
是否高兴?看对方是不是外貌协会——仅仅评价你的外表美,而没有感受到你心灵的美。
Pretty:Depends on if it’s coming from someone other than your mother, because she’s basically obligated to tell you you’re pretty/handsome.
是否开心?就看对你说的那个人是不是你的妈妈……不是你妈妈的话那还是可信的、值得高兴的。
Cute:Depends on if you’re cool taking a compliment that’s often directed at small animals & children.
是否生气?取决于你是否介意被人当作是小动物或者是小孩子。大部分人都不喜欢被形容“cute”。
Sexy:Depends on if you’re attracted to the person saying it.
是否动心?取决于你是否被那个称赞你的人吸引。比如一个“一年不洗澡、处处蚊子咬”的“不拘小节大汉”多半不会令女方感到心动……
现在你应该了解beautiful、pretty、cute和sexy这4个词的美区别在哪,也知道听的人会是什么感受了吧?小编再来为你总结归纳一下:
beautiful可以用在倾城美女的身上;pretty适合用在清纯美女的身上;cute能用在年幼可爱小女孩的身上;sexy则用在成熟迷人大美女的身上。
以上就是小编为大家整理的关于英语日常词汇讲解。更多AEIS一对一培训、AEIS通过率等问题可以咨询我们。