【beautiful音标】 英[ˈbju:tɪfl] 美[ˈbju:tɪfl]
【单词释义】 beautiful是什么意思：
adj.美丽的，美好的；极好的
[单词分级] 中考英语词汇
【关联词/派生词】
beauty n.美人；美好
beautify v. 使美丽，美化
beautician n.美容师
beautifully adv. 漂亮地；美好地
【近义词解析】
◇ 美丽的,漂亮的
beautiful (adj. 美丽的，美好的)：普通用词，可用于描述人和事物。描述人的时候，通常指女性和儿童的美有特别之处且引人注意。
good-looking (adj. 漂亮的，长得好看的)：语义较弱，可用来描述男人或女人。
handsome (adj. 英俊的，帅的，漂亮的)：形容人的时候，主要指男人和小男孩长得漂亮、五官端正，也可以用于描述漂亮但带有男性气质的年长女人，但不用于描写少女；形容物的时候，指高大雄伟、令人印象深刻的。
pretty (adj. 漂亮的，美妙的)：可用来形容有魅力的人或者美妙的物品。形容人的时候，多指小女孩或女人长得好看；如果用来形容男性，则表示漂亮但有点女性化。
【单词例句】
◇ He walked along a little while with Little Red Cap, then he said, "Little Red Cap, just look at the beautiful flowers that are all around us. Why don't you go and take a look?
於是它陪着小红帽走了一会儿，然后说：“小红帽，你看周围这些花多么美丽啊！干吗不回头看一看呢？还有这些小鸟，它们唱得多么动听啊！
---- Little Red Cap
◇ One evening, the sun was just setting in with true splendor when a flock of beautiful large birds appeared out of the bushes. The duckling had never seen anything so beautiful.
一天晚上，当太阳正在美丽的霞光中落下去的时候，有一群漂亮的大鸟从灌木林里飞出来，小鸭从来没有看到过这样美丽的东西。
---- The Ugly Duckling
◇ She lighted another match, and then she found herself sitting under a beautiful Christmas-tree. It was larger and more beautifully decorated than the one which she had seen through the glass door at the rich merchant's.
她又擦着了一根火柴，现在她发现自己正坐在非常美丽的圣诞树下面，比透过那富商家的玻璃门看到的那株还要大、还要美。
◇ So she lay on the floor and looked through the open door,into a beautiful garden with green trees and bright flowers.
她趴在地板上看过去，门外是一个美丽的花园，里面长着绿树和鲜艳的花儿。
---- Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1)
◇ But the Queen was very ill, and after some days she died. Snow-white lived, and was a very happy and beautiful child.
但是，王后得了重病，几天以后就去世了。白雪公主活了下来，她是一个十分幸福和美丽的孩子。
---- Snow White
◇ The little daughter that their mother, the queen, had given birth to was now grown up. She had a good heart, a beautiful face, and a golden star on her forehead.
王后生下的小姑娘现在也长大了。她心地善良，美丽可爱，额头上还有一颗金色的星星。
---- The Twelve Brothers
◇ Many years ago, there lived a king. He had many beautiful daughters. And the youngest one was very lovely, and even the sun was surprised to see her when he shone on her face.
很久很久以前，有一位国王，他有很多美丽的女儿。而小女儿更是楚楚动人，连太阳照在她脸上时都会觉得惊讶。
---- The Frog Prince
◇ What the frog said did happen, and the queen gave birth to a girl who was so beautiful that the king could not contain himself for joy, and he ordered a great celebration.
过了一段时间，那只青蛙所预言的情况真的实现了，王后真的生下了一个非常漂亮的女儿。国王高兴得时时刻刻爱不释手，决定举行一个大型宴会。
---- Little Brier-Rose
◇ But Karen herself was cleanly and nicely dressed; she must learn to read and sew; and people said she was a nice little thing, but the looking-glass said: "Thou art more than nice, thou art beautiful!"
不过现在珈伦却穿起干净整齐的衣服来。她学着读书和做针线，别人都说她很可爱。不过她的镜子说："你不但可爱；你简直是美丽。"
---- The Red Shoes
◇ They gave out that they knew how to weave stuffs of the most beautiful colors and elaborate patterns, the clothes manufactured from which should have the wonderful property of remaining invisible to everyone who was unfit for the office he held, or who was extraordinarily simple in character.
他们说，他们能织出谁也想象不到的最美丽的布。这种布的色彩和图案不仅是非常好看，而且用它缝出来的衣服还有一种奇异的作用，那就是凡是不称职的人或者愚蠢的人，都看不见这衣服。