lovely
lovely — 形容詞
1. making you feel happy because it is enjoyable or pleasing in some way
愉快；美好
令人感到愉快開心的
making you feel happy because it is enjoyable or pleasing in some way
What a lovely surprise — Ryo had cleaned the whole kitchen before I got home!
多麼美好的驚喜——Ryo 在我回家之前就把整個廚房打掃乾淨了！
exclamation: 'what a lovely + noun'
The Chen family spent a lovely afternoon walking through the park and feeding the ducks.
陳家人在公園散步、餵鴨子，度過了一個愉快的下午。
collocation: a lovely afternoon
We had a really lovely time at Élise’s birthday party last Saturday.
上星期六我們在 Élise 的生日派對上玩得非常愉快。
It was so lovely to hear Vikram’s voice after all those months apart.
經過那麼多個月的分離，聽到 Vikram 的聲音真是太令人開心了。
Théo made us a lovely meal with fresh vegetables from his garden.
Théo 用他花園裡的新鮮蔬菜為我們做了一頓美味的飯菜。
- unpleasant
the direct opposite in general enjoyability
文法句型
what a + lovely + noun
lovely + noun
it was lovely + to-infinitive
用法筆記
Often used in exclamations with 'what a…' (e.g., 'What a lovely day!'). The pattern 'lovely and + adjective' (e.g., 'lovely and warm') means 'pleasantly' and is common in informal British English.
常見錯誤
2. having a beautiful appearance that is pleasing to look at and emotionally appeal
美麗；迷人
外表或景色美麗動人的
having a beautiful appearance that is pleasing to look at and emotionally appealing
Ayana wore a lovely blue dress to the wedding that matched her eyes.
Ayana 在婚禮上穿了一件美麗的藍色洋裝，和她的眼睛很相配。
lovely + colour + noun word order
The old town has lovely narrow streets filled with flowers in the summer.
夏天的時候，這座古城有迷人的狹窄街道，到處開滿了鮮花。
Rafael gave his grandmother a lovely bouquet of roses for her birthday.
Rafael 送給祖母一束美麗的玫瑰花，作為生日禮物。
What a lovely painting — the colours are so warm and full of light.
多麼美麗的一幅畫——色彩如此溫暖而充滿光線。
The Wong family live in a lovely cottage by the sea with a garden full of lavender.
王家住在海邊一間迷人的小屋裡，花園種滿了薰衣草。
- ugly
direct opposite in the appearance sense
文法句型
what a + lovely + noun
lovely + noun
用法筆記
Describes physical appearance of people, places, objects, and nature. Softer and more affectionate than 'beautiful' — 'a lovely face' suggests warmth as well as good looks.
常見錯誤
3. having a kind and warm nature that makes other people feel happy and comfortable
友善；體貼
形容人親切友善、為人著想的
having a kind and warm nature that makes other people feel happy and comfortable around you
The night-shift nurse was so lovely — she stayed late just to keep my grandmother company.
那位大夜班的護士非常體貼——她特地留下來陪我奶奶聊天。
person as subject of 'be lovely'
It was lovely of Christopher to drive me to the airport at 5 in the morning.
Christopher 真好，清晨五點開車送我去機場。
pattern: 'it was lovely of + person + to-infinitive'
Putri is one of the loveliest people I know — she always remembers everyone’s birthday.
Putri 是我見過最友善的人之一——她總是記得每個人的生日。
Our neighbours are a lovely couple who often bring us homemade cookies.
我們的鄰居是一對很友善的夫婦，常常帶自製餅乾給我們。
The librarian was lovely and let me borrow the book for an extra week.
圖書館員人很好，讓我多借那本書一個星期。
- mean
the direct opposite in terms of kindness
- unfriendly
opposite in sociability
文法句型
a lovely + person
be lovely
it is/was lovely of + person + to-infinitive
用法筆記
Only describes people and their personalities. Not used for objects or situations — if someone says 'a lovely person', they mean kind and friendly, not necessarily attractive.
常見錯誤
lovely — 名詞
1. a woman who is very attractive in appearance, used especially in old-fashioned o
美女
性感迷人的女性
a woman who is very attractive in appearance, used especially in old-fashioned or literary contexts
At the party, a detective sees a lovely standing by the piano.
在派對上，一名偵探看見一位美女站在鋼琴旁。
old-fashioned noun usage
The magazine featured a young lovely in a silk dress on its cover.
那本雜誌的封面刊登了一位穿著絲綢連衣裙的年輕美女。
In her youth she was quite a lovely, with dark hair and a warm smile.
她年輕時是個大美女，烏黑的頭髮和溫暖的笑容十分動人。
The painter asked the lovely to sit where the afternoon light fell softly.
畫家請那位美女坐在午後光線柔和灑落的地方。
文法句型
a lovely
用法筆記
Old-fashioned in modern speech. May sound dated or literary — most English speakers today would use 'beautiful woman' or 'gorgeous woman' instead.
2. a warm, friendly way of speaking directly to someone, especially a woman or a ch
親愛的
對女性或孩子的親暱稱呼
a warm, friendly way of speaking directly to someone, especially a woman or a child, to show affection
Don’t you worry about a thing, lovely — everything will be just fine.
親愛的，你什麼都不用擔心——一切都會沒事的。
informal address term for a woman
Here’s your change, lovely, and have a wonderful day!
這是找您的錢，親愛的，祝您有美好的一天！
The nursery teacher smiled at the crying child and said, “Come here, lovely.”
幼兒園老師對正在哭的小孩微笑著說：「來，親愛的。」
Sit down, lovely, and tell me what you learned at school today.
坐下來，親愛的，跟我說說你今天在學校學了什麼。
文法句型
(direct address) Lovely, ...
用法筆記
Common in British English as a friendly term of address, especially from shopkeepers, wait staff, or service workers to customers. Used mainly to women and children — addressing a man this way may sound unusual.