词汇 | grammar_british-grammar_pretty |
释义 | PrettyWe can use pretty as an adverb, before an adjective or another adverb, meaning ‘quite, but not extremely’. It is informal:
Pretty well as a modifier means ‘almost’:
Warning: We don’t use pretty in more formal situations. We use quite or fairly: [in a job application letter]
Pretty does not mean the same as very:
We don’t use pretty in negative sentences:
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