pleas‧ant S3 W3 / plez ə nt / 形容词

1 enjoyable or attractive and making you feel happy 同义词 nice → pleasure :

It had been a pleasant evening.

the pleasant climate of Southern California

The restaurant was large and pleasant.

Kate! What a pleasant surprise !

it is pleasant to do something

It was pleasant to sit in a sidewalk cafe and watch people pass.

2 friendly, polite, and easy to talk to :

Nick seemed very pleasant on the phone.

a pleasant-looking woman

pleasant to

He’s always been very pleasant to me.

— pleasantly 副词 :

He smiled pleasantly.

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In everyday English, people usually say something or someone is nice rather than pleasant :

It was a really nice day.

They were all very nice to me.

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nice especially spoken friendly, kind, or polite. In written and formal English, it is better to use a more specific and interesting 形容词 than nice : I like Clare – she’s really nice. | It was nice of them to offer to help.

pleasant friendly, polite, and easy to talk to – used especially about someone that you do not know very well : I only met her once or twice but she seemed pleasant.

sweet very kind and gentle : Kylie’s a very caring, sweet person. | It was sweet of you to send me a card.

charming behaving in a polite and friendly way, which makes people like you and want to do things for you : The salesman was very charming. | a charming hostess

engaging interesting or amusing in a way that makes people like you – a rather formal word : She can be very engaging. | an engaging smile

likeable easy to like and seeming nice and friendly : Bobby was a likeable kid with an angelic face.

good-natured having a nice kind character and not getting angry easily : Everyone likes Mike because he’s always so good-natured.

great informal used about someone who you like and admire a lot : He’s a great guy! | Sue’s boyfriend is really great.

lovely especially British English informal very nice, kind, and friendly : All the people I met on the course were lovely. | a lovely man