beau‧ti‧ful S1 W2 / bjutəf ə l, bjutɪf ə l / 形容词

1 someone or something that is beautiful is extremely attractive to look at :

She was even more beautiful than I had remembered.

a beautiful bunch of flowers

2 very good or giving you great pleasure 同义词 lovely :

beautiful music

What a beautiful shot!

The weather was beautiful.

— beautifully 副词

THESAURUS

person

beautiful a beautiful woman or child has perfect good looks : Grace Kelly was a very beautiful woman. | a beautiful baby

good-looking a good-looking person looks nice. Good-looking is very common in spoken English : He’s a good-looking guy, but he’s a bit boring. | Do you think she’s good-looking?

attractive an attractive person looks nice, especially in a way that makes you feel sexually interested in them : She’s a very attractive woman. | A lot of women find him attractive.

pretty a pretty girl or woman looks nice – used especially about a woman who has a nice face : You look pretty with your hair down. | She has a very pretty face.

handsome a handsome man or boy looks nice – used especially about a man who has a nice face. Handsome is also sometimes used, especially in literature, to describe a woman who is good-looking and has a strong face : He was tall, dark, and handsome. | She was a big, handsome woman.

gorgeous/stunning spoken extremely attractive. Gorgeous is used especially by women : She thinks Brad Pitt is gorgeous. | You look absolutely stunning in that dress!

cute spoken nice to look at – used about animals, babies, children, and young adults : a cute little puppy | She thinks you’re cute!

lovely especially British English spoken used when saying that someone looks very nice : You look lovely tonight.

place/thing etc

beautiful used to describe something that looks, feels, sounds etc so good that it gives you a lot of pleasure : a beautiful tropical beach | a beautiful song | The weather was beautiful.

lovely especially British English spoken used when saying that something looks, feels, or sounds very nice : What a lovely day! | a lovely voice | a lovely perfume

pretty pleasant to look at – often used about things that are not big or impressive : a pretty little pink dress | a pretty village

attractive pleasant to look at. Attractive sounds more formal than pretty : an attractive white-painted cottage with green shutters | an attractive city

magnificent very big, beautiful, and impressive – used about buildings, objects, and views : The Taj Mahal always looks magnificent. | a magnificent Persian carpet | There were magnificent views over the old city.

picturesque written pleasant to look at – used in written descriptions of towns, buildings, and places : the picturesque harbour town of Castleton | Regensburg Cathedral occupies a picturesque position on the River Danube in Bavaria.

stunning/breathtaking extremely beautiful and impressive – used especially about views : All around is a stunning view of Cape Town. | The landscape is breathtaking.

exquisite / ɪkskwɪzət, ɪkskwɪzɪt, ekskwɪ- / used to describe things that have very beautiful small details, especially things that have been made with a lot of skill : an exquisite piece of jewellery | an exquisite flower | an exquisite picture of a bird of paradise

elegant designed in a way that looks very attractive and has a lot of style : an elegant Neo-Classical building | a long and elegant staircase