一、pretty的'词义辨析：
pretty, beautiful, good-looking, handsome这组形容词都可用于形容人或物,指“美丽”。其区别是：
1、beautiful少用于男性; handsome用于男性,指“英俊”“潇洒”; pretty偶尔用于男性时含贬义。例如:
He is young and handsome.他既年轻又英俊。
2、在修饰女性时, beautiful指“漂亮”,表示令人愉快的和谐与完美,侧重阴柔之美,气质高雅; handsome指“端庄健美”, pretty指“娇小可爱”, good-looking仅指一般的好看。例如:
（1）She is not really beautiful, but she looks pretty when she smiles.
她其实并不美,但笑起来很可爱。
（2）Some girls are good-looking; a few, but very few, are beautiful.
有些姑娘长得还算好看,但是称得上 美丽动人的却很少。
（3）Would you describe that woman as hand- some or beautiful?
你觉得那女子是体态端庄还是貌美动 人?
