英语词汇“striking”的释义、区别辨析及用法例句-英语同义词词典

beautiful

adjective

a beautiful woman 漂亮的女人

a beautiful place 美丽的地方

beautiful

♦︎

pretty

♦︎

handsome

♦︎

attractive

♦︎

lovely

♦︎

cute

♦︎

good-looking

♦︎

gorgeous

♦︎

stunning

♦︎

strikingThese words all describe people who are pleasant to look at. 这些词均形容人相貌好看。

SYNONYM SCALE 词义标尺

下图显示这些词所表达好看的程度

pretty	➔	beautiful	➔	gorgeous
handsome		lovely		stunning
attractive
cute
good-looking
striking

PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配

◆a beautiful / a pretty / a handsome / an attractive / a lovely / a cute / a good-looking / a gorgeous / a stunning / a striking girl / woman

◆a beautiful / a pretty / a handsome / an attractive / a lovely / a cute / a good-looking / a gorgeous boy

◆a beautiful / a handsome / an attractive / a cute / a good-looking / a gorgeous man

◆a beautiful / a pretty / a handsome / an attractive / a lovely / a cute / a good-looking child

◆a beautiful / a pretty / a handsome / an attractive / a lovely / a cute / a good-looking / a striking face

◆a beautiful / a handsome / an attractive / a lovely / a cute / a gorgeous body

◆really / quite beautiful / pretty / handsome / attractive / lovely / cute / good-looking / gorgeous / stunning / striking

◆very / rather beautiful / pretty / handsome / attractive / lovely / cute / good-looking / gorgeous / striking

◆strikingly beautiful / pretty / handsome / attractive / lovely / good-looking

◆almost beautiful / pretty / handsome / attractive / good-looking

■ beautiful

(especially of a woman or girl) very pleasant to look at （尤指成年女子或女孩）漂亮的，美丽的

◆What a beautiful baby!多么漂亮的婴儿！

◆She looked stunningly beautiful that night.她那天晚上明艳照人。

◆She had a classically beautiful face.她的脸有种古典美。

OPP

ugly ⇨

ugly

▸

beauty

noun

[uncountable]

◆She was a woman of great beauty.她是个大美人。

■ pretty

(especially of a girl or woman) pleasant to look at （尤指女孩或成年女子）漂亮的，俊俏的

◆She's got a very pretty face.她的脸非常俏丽。

◆A pretty little girl was standing in the doorway.一个俊俏的小姑娘站在门口。

◆You look so pretty in that dress!你穿那件连衣裙真漂亮！

ⓘ 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. * pretty多用以形容女孩。如果用以形容成年女子，通常表示长得像女孩，五官小巧而精致。

OPP

plain ⇨

ugly

■ handsome

/ /ˈhænsəm/ /

(of a man) pleasant to look at; (of a woman) pleasant to look at, with large strong features rather than small delicate ones （男子）英俊的，漂亮的；（女子）健美的

◆He was aptly described as 'tall, dark, and handsome'.他被恰如其分地描述为“高大黝黑、相貌堂堂”。

◆She was a tall, handsome woman.她是高个头的健美女子。

◆The bride and groom made a handsome couple.这对新人男俊女靓。

■ attractive

pleasant to look at, especially in a sexual way 妩媚的；俊朗的；性感的

◆She's a very attractive woman.她是个非常迷人的女子。

◆I like John as a person, but I don't find him attractive physically.我喜欢约翰这个人，但不觉得他很帅。

OPP

unattractive ⇨

ugly

■ lovely

(especially BrE)

beautiful; very attractive 美丽的；迷人的

◆You've got lovely eyes.你的眼睛很美。

◆She looked particularly lovely that night.她那天晚上特别妩媚动人。

ⓘ When you describe sb as lovely, you are usually showing that you also have a strong feeling of affection for them. 用lovely形容人时，通常表示说话者非常喜欢这个人。

■ cute

(especially NAmE,

informal)

sexually attractive 有性吸引力的；性感的

◆Check out those cute guys over there!瞧那边那几个帅哥！

■ ˌgood-ˈlooking

pleasant to look at, often in a sexual way 好看的；漂亮的；性感的

◆She arrived with a very good-looking man.她和一个非常英俊的男人一起到来。

see also

looks ⇨

appearance

NOTE 辨析 Attractive or good-looking?If you describe sb as attractive you often also mean that they have a pleasant personality as well as being pleasant to look at; good-looking just describes sb's physical appearance. 用attractive形容人时，常常还表示这人不仅长得漂亮，性格也很可爱，而good-looking仅指长相好看。

■ gorgeous

/ˈgɔːdʒəs; NAmE ˈgɔːrdʒəs/

(informal)

extremely attractive, especially in a sexual way 非常漂亮的；美丽动人的；性感的

◆He's got gorgeous eyes.他的眼睛非常迷人。

◆You look gorgeous!你美极了！

■ stunning

(informal)

extremely beautiful or attractive 极美的；极有魅力的

◆You look absolutely stunning!你看上去漂亮极了！

■ striking

attractive, often in an unusual way 妩媚动人的；标致的；俊秀的

◆He was a young man with dark hair and striking good looks.他是个黑色头发、面容英俊的小伙子。

see also

striking ⇨

marked

adjective

➡ See also the entries for

⇨ clear

adj.

⇨ open

and

⇨ visible

另见clear形容词词条第1义、open条和visible条

marked

♦︎

striking

♦︎

distinct

♦︎

conspicuous

♦︎

unmistakable

♦︎

sharp

♦︎

pronounced

♦︎

definite

♦︎

decidedThese words all describe sb/sth that is easy to see or notice, especially because they are unusual or different. 这些词均表示明显的、显著的。

PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配

◆a marked / striking / distinct / sharp / pronounced / definite difference

◆a marked / striking / distinct / sharp contrast

◆a marked / striking / distinct resemblance

◆a marked / striking / distinct / sharp / definite / decided improvement

◆a marked / striking / sharp / pronounced / definite increase

◆a marked / striking / pronounced / definite effect

◆a marked / striking / conspicuous success

◆a marked / striking / distinct / conspicuous / pronounced feature

◆a distinct / an unmistakable / a pronounced flavour

◆quite marked / striking / distinct / unmistakable / sharp / pronounced / definite

◆very marked / striking / distinct / conspicuous / sharp / pronounced / definite

◆fairly distinct / sharp / pronounced / definite

■ marked

(especially written)

easy to see or notice 显而易见的；明显的；显著的

◆The recent advertising campaign has had a marked effect on sales.最近的广告宣传对提高销售额起到了显著作用。

◆She is quiet and studious, in marked contrast to her sister.她沉静、勤奋，与她妹妹形成了鲜明的对照。

▸

markedly

adverb

◆Her background is markedly different from her husband's.她的出身背景和她丈夫截然不同。

◆This year's sales have risen markedly.今年的销售额明显提高了。

■ striking

very likely to attract attention by being interesting and unusual 引人注目的；异乎寻常的；显著的

◆She bears a striking resemblance to her older sister.她酷似她姐姐。

◆What is immediately striking is how resourceful the children are.最令人注目的是孩子们出色的应变能力。

see also

striking ⇨

beautiful

▸

strikingly

adverb

◆The two polls produced strikingly different results.两次民意测验得出的结果截然不同。

■ distinct

/ /dɪˈstɪŋkt/ /

easy to hear, see, feel, smell, taste or understand 清晰的，清楚的，明显的（指容易从感官上分辨出来或容易理解）

◆There was a distinct smell of gas.明显有一股煤气味。

◆His voice was quiet but every word was distinct.他说话声音不大，但字字清晰。

OPP

indistinct ⇨

vague

▸

distinctly

adverb

◆I distinctly heard someone calling my name.我清楚地听到有人在叫我的名字。

■ conspicuous

/ /kənˈspɪkjuəs/ /

easy to see or notice; likely to attract attention by being unusual or different 显而易见的；明显的；惹人注意的

◆I felt very conspicuous in my new car.开着新车，我觉得十分惹眼。

◆Bay windows are a conspicuous feature of his architecture.凸窗是他的建筑设计的一个显著特征。

OPP

inconspicuous ⇨

invisible

▸

conspicuously

adverb

◆Women were conspicuously absent from the planning committee.引人注意的是，规划委员会里没有一个女性委员。

■ unmistakable

(also

less frequent

unmistakeable)

that cannot be mistaken for sb/sth else 不会弄错的；确定无疑的；清楚明白的

◆Her accent was unmistakable.她的口音很明显。

◆The main symptom is a scarlet rash that's quite unmistakable.主要症状是非常明显的猩红色皮疹。

◆the unmistakable sound of gunfire清清楚楚的枪炮声

▸

unmistakably

◆His accent was unmistakably British.他明显操英国口音。

■ sharp

[usually before noun]

clear and easy to see or understand 清楚明确的；清晰的；鲜明的

◆The sky was dark, with only the outlines of dockside warehouses standing sharp on the skyline.天空一片阴霾，只有码头边货栈的轮廓清晰地映现在天际。

◆She drew a sharp distinction between domestic and international politics.她将国内政治和国际政治截然分开。

◆The issue must be brought into sharper focus.必须使这个问题更加突出。

ⓘ In this meaning sharp is used to describe the contrast between different ideas or issues, or between different things in a view or picture. 表达此义时，sharp用以描述不同观点或问题之间的对比，或描述风景或画面中不同事物之间的对比。

see also

stark ⇨

plain

adj.

■ pronounced

(especially written)

easy to see or notice 显而易见的；明显的；显著的

◆He walked with a pronounced limp.他走路明显跛足。

◆She had a pronounced Scottish accent.她的苏格兰口音很明显。

■ definite

[usually before noun]

easy to see or notice 显而易见的；明显的；显著的

◆The look on her face was a definite sign that something was wrong.一看她的神色就知道出事了。

◆There was a definite feeling that things were getting worse.人们明显感到情况越来越糟。

NOTE 辨析 Marked, pronounced or definite?In many cases you can use any of these words, especially when talking about changes or differences. Marked is used most often for these, especially in a business context. Pronounced is also more written than spoken, but is used more to talk about physical or personal characteristics. Definite is used to talk about things that you can see or feel. 在很多情况下，特别是指变化或差异明显时，这几个词可以通用。marked最常形容变化和差异，尤用于商务语境。pronounced用于书面语多于口语，多形容身体或个人特征。definite形容看得见或感觉得到的事物。

■ decided

[only before noun]

easy to notice; that there can be no disagreement about 明显的；明白无误的；一致认定的

◆Her recent work has shown a decided improvement.她最近的工作已有了显著改进。

◆His height was a decided advantage in the game.从事这项运动，他的身高是明显优势。

▸

decidedly

adverb

◆Things were looking decidedly gloomy.局势看来显然不妙。