Hi guys, welcome back to English with Max. In this video we are

嗨 ! 大家，歡迎回到 English with Max

going to look at three meanings of the word "pretty". There are actually several

這部影片我們將要介紹三種「pretty」這個單字的意思

meanings of this word, but I don't want to confuse you, so today we are just

這個字有幾種意思，但我不想混淆你們

going to look at the three most important ones. As usual, remember that

因此今天我們只專注在最重要的三個意思。一如往常，記住

you can follow me on social media. I'm doing a lot on Instagram at the moment.

你可以追蹤我的社群，我也有在 Instagram 上有發表許多作品

And also remember that I make English subtitles for all my videos, so if you

也記住我有將我的影片都加上英文字幕

want to watch this video with subtitles, you need to turn on captions.

如果你要看影片字幕的話，不要忘記開啟字幕

Also remember to hit the red subscribe button, as well as the little bell, if you don't

也記得按紅色訂閱按鈕，以及開啟鈴鐺

want to miss any videos.

如果不想錯過我的任何影片的話

Just a small point on pronunciation. In British English normally you pronounce

先從發音開始。在英式英文通常發

the T like a normal T: pretty, pretty. In American English often the T is more

T 正常的發音，像是 pretty、 pretty。在美式英文

like a D: pretty, pretty. In Australian English - I'm Australian - we mix it up a bit.

T 通常發音更像 D，像是 pretty, pretty。在澳洲英文 ─ 我是澳洲人 ─ 我們都會用

Sometimes we say "ˈprɪt.i", sometimes we say "/ˈprɪt̬.i/".

有時候我們發「prɪt.i」，有時候會說「prɪt̬.i」

Okay, the first meaning of "pretty" is the one that you probably

好，「pretty」的第一種意思你可能已經知道的

already know. "Pretty" can be an adjective meaning attractive or pleasing.

「pretty」可以當形容詞，代表有吸引力的或讓人喜歡的

It's particularly for things that are delicate or graceful. It can be used to

尤其是可以用來形容東西很精緻或優美的

describe people, landscapes, houses, gardens, clothes and many other things.

也可以用來描述人、景觀、房子、花園、衣服以及其他東西

When it comes to people, most of the time it's used for females,

當用來描述人時，通常用來形容女性

so for girls or women. But it can also be used for males, particularly before the

像是女孩或女人。但也可以用來形容男性，尤其是在「boy」這個單字出來以前

word "boy". A "pretty boy". And a pretty boy isn't necessarily a child.

「漂亮男孩」。漂亮男孩不一定是用在小孩

It can also be used for young men. Members of boy bands like Westlife,

也可以用在形容年輕男子。像是男子樂團 Westlife

the Backstreet Boys, One Direction, etc. are often described as "pretty boys".

Backstreet Boys 以及 One Direction 等，都可以叫做「漂亮男孩」

I'm not criticising. Most people would probably say that I have

我沒有批評的意思。大部分的人都說我有相當

quite terrible taste in music, so I actually like bands like that. I'm just

糟糕的音樂品味，但我喜歡那種風格的樂團

telling you to give you an idea. Although I don't actually listen to One Direction.

我是舉個例子讓你們有概念。雖然我不聽 One Direction 的歌

I'm from a slightly older generation.

因為我成長的年代比較久遠一點

"Pretty" is usually used to describe something visually, in other words,

「Pretty」常用在描述某件可視覺化的東西，換句話說

something you can see. But sometimes it is used for smells or sounds.

你可以看得見的東西。但有時用來形容味道或聲音

For example, you could say: That is a pretty song.

舉例來說，你能說：「那是一首優美的歌。」

Or: That is a pretty perfume.

或說「那是一款芳香四溢香水。」

"Pretty" is similar to "beautiful", but it's usually not quite as strong as "beautiful".

「pretty」與 「beautiful」有類似的意思，但沒有 beautiful 那樣強烈

"Pretty" can also be an adverb meaning "quite".

「pretty」也可以當作副詞，代表「相當」的意思

It's basically a more informal way of saying "quite" or "to some degree", but like I said,

但為非正式用語，用來表達「相當」或「在某種程度上」

it's informal. It's colloquial, so don't write it in academic essays.

但就如我說的，這是非正式用語，為口語的，所以不要在撰寫學術論文時使用

For example: I was pretty tired after my exercise class.

舉個例子：「上完體育課後，我相當疲憊。」

The party was pretty good.

「這個派對相當不錯。」

Don't lie to me, Frank. I know you pretty well now.

「Frank 不要騙我，我知道你現在狀態很好。」

The sequel to the film Twilight wasn't horrible, but it was pretty bad.

「影集 Twilight 的結局雖然不恐怖，但相當不好。」

The third main meaning is when it's used in the idiom "pretty much".

第三種 pretty 的意思是當用在常用語「pretty much」時

"Pretty much" is a colloquial way of saying "mostly" or "almost".

「pretty much」為一種口語的說法，代表「大部分」或「幾乎」

Here are some examples.

這邊舉幾個例子

I've pretty much finished my homework, so I'll be able to watch Game of Thrones soon.

「我幾乎要完成我的作業了，所以我等下可以看 Game of Thrones 影集了。」

That means I've mostly finished my homework. It's almost done.

那代表我已經完成大部分的作業了，作業幾乎寫完了

Frank spent a long time doing his hair, but it's pretty much the same as before.

「Frank 花了很長一段時間弄頭髮，但那幾乎就像他以前會做的事一樣。」

I was at the beach for pretty much the whole day.

「我幾乎一整天都待在沙灘。」

"Pretty much" can also be used alone to answer certain questions.

「Pretty much」也可以單獨使用來回答特定問題

Then it means: "Yes, that's basically the case". Or: "Yes, almost."

可以代表：「對，基本上就是這種情況。」或「對，差不多了。」的意思

For example: Frank, have you finished your homework?

舉例來說：「Frank，你做完你的作業了嗎 ? 」

Pretty much.

「差不多了。 」

Are you telling me you spent the whole weekend watching The Bachelor?

「你該不會要跟我說你花了整個周末看 The Bachelor 吧 ?」

Pretty much.

「對，基本上就是這種情況。」

I hope you found that useful. If you did, please hit the thumbs up.

我希望這有幫助到你們。如果有的話，請幫我按讚

If you would like to practise using "pretty" in different ways, write me

如果你想要以其它方式練習使用「pretty」這個字的話

some examples in the comments and I will try and correct them for you.

寫一些例句在留言區，而我將會試著幫你修改

See you next time.

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