How do you use "beautiful" in a sentence?

The Lake District has some of the most beautiful scenery in England. She wore a beautiful dress to the wedding. What a beautiful day! The sun is shining and the sky is clear.

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Q: What does "beautiful" mean?

Very pleasing to look at or listen to; having beauty The adjective 'beautiful' describes something that gives great pleasure to the senses or mind, particularly through visual appeal. It can describe people, places, objects, music, or abstract things like ideas or weather. It implies a high degree of aesthetic pleasure, beyond merely being pleasant or nice.

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Meaning: Very pleasing to look at or listen to; having beauty

美丽的，漂亮的

hermoso, bello, precioso

美しい、きれいな

아름다운, 예쁜

The adjective 'beautiful' describes something that gives great pleasure to the senses or mind, particularly through visual appeal. It can describe people, places, objects, music, or abstract things like ideas or weather. It implies a high degree of aesthetic pleasure, beyond merely being pleasant or nice.

形容词「beautiful」描述给感官或心灵带来极大愉悦的事物，尤其是通过视觉吸引力。它可以描述人、地方、物体、音乐或像想法或天气这样的抽象事物。它意味着高度的审美愉悦，不仅仅是愉快或美好。

El adjetivo «beautiful» describe algo que proporciona gran placer a los sentidos o la mente, particularmente a través del atractivo visual. Puede describir personas, lugares, objetos, música o cosas abstractas como ideas o el tiempo. Implica un alto grado de placer estético, más allá de ser meramente agradable o bonito.

形容詞「beautiful」は、特に視覚的な魅力を通じて、感覚や心に大きな喜びを与えるものを表します。人、場所、物、音楽、またはアイデアや天気のような抽象的なものを表すことができます。単に心地よい、または素敵というだけでなく、高度な美的喜びを意味します。

형용사 'beautiful'은 특히 시각적 매력을 통해 감각이나 마음에 큰 즐거움을 주는 것을 묘사합니다. 사람, 장소, 사물, 음악 또는 아이디어나 날씨 같은 추상적인 것에도 사용할 수 있습니다. 단순히 괜찮거나 좋은 것을 넘어서는 높은 수준의 미적 즐거움을 나타냅니다.

Examples

The Lake District has some of the most beautiful scenery in England.
湖区有英格兰最美丽的风景。
El Distrito de los Lagos tiene algunos de los paisajes más hermosos de Inglaterra.
湖水地方にはイングランドで最も美しい景色があります。
호수 지방에는 잉글랜드에서 가장 아름다운 경치가 있습니다.
She wore a beautiful dress to the wedding.
她穿了一件漂亮的礼服去参加婚礼。
Ella llevó un vestido hermoso a la boda.
彼女は結婚式に美しいドレスを着ていました。
그녀는 결혼식에 아름다운 드레스를 입었습니다.
What a beautiful day! The sun is shining and the sky is clear.
多美好的一天！阳光普照，天空晴朗。
¡Qué día tan hermoso! El sol brilla y el cielo está despejado.
なんて美しい日でしょう！太陽が輝いて空が澄んでいます。
정말 아름다운 날이에요! 햇살이 비치고 하늘이 맑습니다.

Pronunciation

Usage Guide

Context: general

Tone: neutral

Origin & History

From 'beauty' + '-ful'. 'Beauty' comes from Old French 'beauté', from Latin 'bellus' meaning 'pretty' or 'fine'. 'Beautiful' replaced the older English word 'fair' as the primary term for aesthetic pleasure from about the 15th century.

Cultural Context

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal