英汉词典

nice 基本解释

• adj. 精密的；美好的；细微的；和蔼的
• n. (Nice)人名；(英)尼斯

nice 词态变化

nice 中文词源

来自法语nice,笨的，傻的，来自拉丁语nescius,无知的，ne-,无，没有，-sci,知识，知道，词源同science.后来词义反转的赋予了诸多褒义色彩。比较silly.

nice 英文词源

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nice: [13] Nice is one of the more celebrated examples in English of a word changing its meaning out of all recognition over the centuries – in this case, from ‘stupid’ to ‘pleasant’. Its ultimate source was Latin nescius ‘ignorant’, a compound adjective formed from the negative particle ne- and the base of the verb scīre ‘know’ (source of English science).

This passed into English via Old French nice with minimal change of meaning, but from then on a slow but sure semantic transformation took place, from ‘foolish’ via ‘shy’, ‘fastidious’, and ‘refined’ to on the one hand ‘minutely accurate or discriminating’ (as in a ‘nice distinction’) and on the other ‘pleasant, agreeable’ (first recorded in the second half of the 18th century).
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nice (adj.)

late 13c., "foolish, stupid, senseless," from Old French nice (12c.) "careless, clumsy; weak; poor, needy; simple, stupid, silly, foolish," from Latin nescius "ignorant, unaware," literally "not-knowing," from ne- "not" (see un-) + stem of scire "to know" (see science). "The sense development has been extraordinary, even for an adj." [Weekley] -- from "timid" (pre-1300); to "fussy, fastidious" (late 14c.); to "dainty, delicate" (c. 1400); to "precise, careful" (1500s, preserved in such terms as a nice distinction and nice and early); to "agreeable, delightful" (1769); to "kind, thoughtful" (1830).

In many examples from the 16th and 17th centuries it is difficult to say in what particular sense the writer intended it to be taken. [OED]

By 1926, it was pronounced "too great a favorite with the ladies, who have charmed out of it all its individuality and converted it into a mere diffuser of vague and mild agreeableness." [Fowler]

"I am sure," cried Catherine, "I did not mean to say anything wrong; but it is a nice book, and why should I not call it so?"
"Very true," said Henry, "and this is a very nice day, and we are taking a very nice walk; and you are two very nice young ladies. Oh! It is a very nice word indeed! It does for everything." [Jane Austen, "Northanger Abbey," 1803]

nice 词组搭配

nice 英文释义

1. pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance;

"what a nice fellow you are and we all thought you so nasty"- George Meredith

"nice manners"

"a nice dress"

"a nice face"

"a nice day"

"had a nice time at the party"

"the corn and tomatoes are nice today"

2. socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous;

"from a decent family"

"a nice girl"

3. done with delicacy and skill;

"a nice bit of craft"

"a job requiring nice measurements with a micrometer"

"a nice shot"

4. excessively fastidious and easily disgusted;

"too nice about his food to take to camp cooking"

"so squeamish he would only touch the toilet handle with his elbow"

5. noting distinctions with nicety;

"a discriminating interior designer"

"a nice sense of color"

"a nice point in the argument"

6. exhibiting courtesy and politeness;

"a nice gesture"

nice 同义词解析

happy, glad, cheerful, joyful, merry, delightful, gay, pleasant, nice, jolly, agreeable

这些形容词均含"愉快的，高兴的"之意。

happy： 侧重感到满足、幸福或高兴。

glad： 最普通用词，语气较弱，表示礼貌的惯用语。指乐于做某事或因某事而感到满足，常表愉快的心情。

cheerful： 多指因内心的愉快而表现出兴高采烈，是强调而自然的感情流露。

joyful： 语气较强，强调心情或感情上的欣喜。

merry： 指精神情绪的暂时高涨，表示欢乐、愉快的心境或情景，侧重充满欢笑声和乐趣。

delightful： 指能带来强烈的快乐，激起愉快的情感，用于非常愉快的场合。

gay： 侧重无忧无虑、精神昂扬、充满生命的快乐。

pleasant： 侧重给人以"赏心悦目"或"愉快的，宜人的"感受。

nice： 语气较温和，泛指任何愉快或满意的感觉。

jolly： 通俗用词，多指充满快乐与喜悦的神情。

agreeable： 指与感受者的愿望、情趣或受好等和谐一致而带来的心情上的快意。

pleasant, agreeable, nice

这些形容词均含"令人愉快的，悦人的"之意。

pleasant： 普通用词，指引起感官或精神愉快的人或事物。

agreeable： 指与某人的情趣一致适合其爱好而令其愉快中意。

nice： 口语用词，泛指一切令人愉快的人或事物。

nice 双语例句

1. "Ah, Captain Fox," Martin McGuinness said affably. "Nice to see you again."

“啊，福克斯上尉，”马丁·麦吉尼斯亲切地说，“很高兴再次见到您。”

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2. She met Mr and Mrs Ricciardi, who were very nice to her.

她见到了里恰尔迪夫妇，他们对她非常友好。

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3. We had a nice meal with a bottle of champagne.

我们美餐了一顿，还喝了一瓶香槟。

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4. All the nice areas in Florida are becoming more and more urbanized.

佛罗里达所有的那些好去处都在变得越来越都市化。

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5. T-shirts are a nice little earner and it's better than the dole.

卖T恤衫来钱容易，比领救济金好。

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nice 实用场景例句

a nice day/smile/place

舒适的一天；舒心的微笑；宜人的地方

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nice weather

好天气

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Did you have a nice time ?

你玩得痛快吗？

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You look very nice.

你很好看。

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‘Do you want to come, too? ’ ‘Yes, that would be nice . ’

“你也想来吗？”“是啊，很高兴来。”

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The nicest thing about her is that she never criticizes us.

她最大的好处就是从不批评我们。

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Nice to meet you! (= a friendly greeting when you meet sb for the first time)

很高兴见到你！

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It's been nice meeting you .

这次见到你真高兴。

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It's nice that you can come with us.

你能和我们一起去真是太好了。

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It would be nice if he moved to London.

他要是搬到伦敦就好了。

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It's nice to know that somebody appreciates what I do.

知道有人欣赏我所做的事真让人开心。

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We all had the flu last week─it wasn't very nice.

真不走运——上周我们都得了流感。

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a nice hot bath

舒舒服服的热水浴

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a nice long walk

长时间很愉快的散步

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It was nice and warm yesterday.

昨天的天气暖洋洋的。

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Everyone arrived nice and early.

大家都早早地到了。

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I think silk ties can be quite nice...

我认为丝绸领带相当不错。

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It's nice to be here together again...

又在这儿相聚太好了。

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It's awfully nice of you to come all this way to see me...

你真是太好了，大老远来看我。

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'How are your boys?' — 'How nice of you to ask.'...

“你的几个儿子好么？”——“谢谢关心。”

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I've met your father and he's rather nice...

我已经见过你爸爸了，他非常和蔼可亲。

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He was a nice fellow, very quiet and courteous.

他是个好小伙，非常温和，彬彬有礼。

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She met Mr and Mrs Ricciardi, who were very nice to her.

她见到了里恰尔迪夫妇，他们对她非常友好。

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He nodded to us and said, 'Nice weather we're having.'

他冲我们点点头，说道：“天气真不错。”

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With a nice dark colour, the wine is medium to full bodied...

这种葡萄酒色泽深暗悦目，是中等浓郁至浓香型的。

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People have got used to nice glossy magazines...

人们已经习惯了用精美的亮光纸印刷的杂志了。

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Those are nice academic arguments, but what about the immediate future?

那些是微妙的学术上的辩论，但不久的将来怎么办？

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Good morning. Nice to meet you and thanks for being with us this weekend...

早上好！见到你真高兴，感谢你和我们共度这个周末。

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'It's so nice to see you,' said Charles.

查尔斯说：“见到你真是太高兴了。”

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Knowles became Torquay's manager. Nice one.

诺尔斯成了托奇酒店的经理，干得很棒。

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