beautiful

adjective

/ˈbjuːtɪfl/

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having beauty; giving pleasure to the senses or to the mind
- a beautiful woman/girl
- What a beautiful day!
- a beautiful face/baby/voice/garden/beach
- beautiful countryside/weather/music
- She looked stunningly beautiful that night.
- The scenery here is so beautiful.
- What a beautiful thing to say!
Synonyms beautiful
beautiful
- pretty
- handsome
- attractive
- lovely
- good-looking
- gorgeous
These words all describe people who are pleasant to look at.
- beautiful (especially of a woman or girl) very pleasant to look at:
  She looked stunningly beautiful that night.
- pretty (especially of a girl or woman) pleasant to look at:
  She’s got a very pretty face.
  Pretty is used most often to talk about girls. When it is used to talk about a woman, it usually suggests that she is like a girl, with small, delicate features.
- handsome (of a man) pleasant to look at; (of a woman) pleasant to look at, with large strong features rather than small delicate ones:
  He was described as ‘tall, dark and handsome’.
- attractive (of a person) pleasant to look at, especially in a sexual way:
  She’s a very attractive woman.
- lovely (of a person) beautiful; very attractive:
  She looked particularly lovely that night.
  When you describe somebody as lovely, you are usually showing that you also like them very much.
- good-looking (of a person) pleasant to look at, often in a sexual way:
  She arrived with a very good-looking man.
- gorgeous (informal) (of a person) extremely attractive, especially in a sexual way:
  You look gorgeous!
attractive or good-looking?If you describe somebody as attractive you often also mean that they have a pleasant personality as well as being pleasant to look at; good-looking just describes somebody’s physical appearance.Patterns
- a(n) beautiful/pretty/handsome/attractive/lovely/good-looking/gorgeous girl/woman
- a(n) beautiful/handsome/attractive/good-looking/gorgeous boy/man
- a(n) beautiful/pretty/handsome/attractive/lovely/good-looking face
Extra Examples
- I remember her as pretty, almost beautiful.
- She was never considered beautiful at school.
- She didn't need make-up. She was naturally beautiful.
- He found her exquisitely beautiful.
- She had a classically beautiful face.
- Her features were classically beautiful, with perfectly structured high cheekbones.
- What a beautiful baby!
- We sat and listened to the beautiful music.
- It was a hauntingly beautiful melody.
- ‘They're just beautiful,’ breathed Jo, when she saw the earrings.
- The designs were pure, austere and coldly beautiful.
- We did all we could to make the room beautiful.
Topics Appearancea1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- feel
- look
- …
adverb
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
See full entry
very good; very kind or showing great skill
- Thank you—you have done a beautiful thing.
- What beautiful timing!

单词	beautiful
释义	beautiful adjective /ˈbjuːtɪfl/ /ˈbjuːtɪfl/ jump to other results having beauty; giving pleasure to the senses or to the mind a beautiful woman/girl What a beautiful day! a beautiful face/baby/voice/garden/beach beautiful countryside/weather/music She looked stunningly beautiful that night. The scenery here is so beautiful. What a beautiful thing to say! Synonyms beautifulbeautiful pretty handsome attractive lovely good-looking gorgeous These words all describe people who are pleasant to look at. beautiful (especially of a woman or girl) very pleasant to look at: She looked stunningly beautiful that night. pretty (especially of a girl or woman) pleasant to look at: She’s got a very pretty face. Pretty is used most often to talk about girls. When it is used to talk about a woman, it usually suggests that she is like a girl, with small, delicate features. handsome (of a man) pleasant to look at; (of a woman) pleasant to look at, with large strong features rather than small delicate ones: He was described as ‘tall, dark and handsome’. attractive (of a person) pleasant to look at, especially in a sexual way: She’s a very attractive woman. lovely (of a person) beautiful; very attractive: She looked particularly lovely that night. When you describe somebody as lovely, you are usually showing that you also like them very much. good-looking (of a person) pleasant to look at, often in a sexual way: She arrived with a very good-looking man. gorgeous (informal) (of a person) extremely attractive, especially in a sexual way: You look gorgeous! attractive or good-looking?If you describe somebody as attractive you often also mean that they have a pleasant personality as well as being pleasant to look at; good-looking just describes somebody’s physical appearance.Patterns a(n) beautiful/pretty/handsome/attractive/lovely/good-looking/gorgeous girl/woman a(n) beautiful/handsome/attractive/good-looking/gorgeous boy/man a(n) beautiful/pretty/handsome/attractive/lovely/good-looking face Extra Examples I remember her as pretty, almost beautiful. She was never considered beautiful at school. She didn't need make-up. She was naturally beautiful. He found her exquisitely beautiful. She had a classically beautiful face. Her features were classically beautiful, with perfectly structured high cheekbones. What a beautiful baby! We sat and listened to the beautiful music. It was a hauntingly beautiful melody. ‘They're just beautiful,’ breathed Jo, when she saw the earrings. The designs were pure, austere and coldly beautiful. We did all we could to make the room beautiful. Topics Appearancea1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be feel look … adverb extremely fairly very … See full entry very good; very kind or showing great skill Thank you—you have done a beautiful thing. What beautiful timing!
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