nice
adj
(-r, -st)
1
(a) pleasant; agreeable 好的; 令人愉快的; 宜人的
a nice person, smile, taste, remark 令人愉快的人、 微笑、 味道、 言語
a nice day 美好的一天
nice weather 好天氣 * a nice little girl 可愛的姑娘
That tastes nice! 味道挺好!
We had a nice time at the beach. 我們在海濱時開心極了.
It's not nice to pick your nose. 挖鼻孔很不雅觀.
(b) ~ (to sb) kind; friendly 親切的; 友好的
Try to be nice to my father when he visits. 我父親到這里來時盡量對他好些. Cf 參看 nasty.
2 (ironic 反語) bad; unpleasant 壞的; 令人不愉快的
This is a nice mess you've got us into! 你把我們弄到了這種地步!
That's a nice thing to say! 這種好話能說得出口!
3 needing precision and care; fine; subtle 需精確和慎重的; 細微的; 微妙的
a nice distinction 細微的區別
a nice point of law, ie one that may be difficult to decide 法律上難以決定之處
nice (ie very slight) shades of meaning 意義的細微差別.
4
(a) hard to please; having refined tastes 難以取悅的; 講究的
too nice in one's dress 衣著過分講究.
(b) (usu in negative expressions 通常用於否定用語) respectable; scrupulous 體面的; 高尚的; 謹慎的; 細致的
She's not too nice in her business methods. 她的經營方法不敢恭維.
5 (idm 習語) nice and (used before adjs 用於形容詞之前) (infml approv 口, 褒) agreeably 宜人地
nice and warm by the fire 在火邊暖烘烘的
nice and cool in the woods 森林里涼爽宜人. good/nice work => work1. nice work if you can get it (saying 諺) (used to express envy of what sb has been lucky or clever enough to get or do 因某人幸運或聰明而得到或得以做某事物, 用此語表達羨慕或忌妒之意).
?? 考研助記
冰(ice)清玉潔多(n) 美好(nice)
?? 擴展釋義
*[nais]a. 美好的, 和藹的, 正派的, 做得好的, 精密的, 細微的, 挑剔的, 謹慎的相關詞組: be nice to sb