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- pronunciation:
- naIs
- features:
- Word History, Word Builder
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
nicer, nicest |
| definition 1: |
pleasant; attractive.
好看
He has a nice face.Your room is nice.他有一张好看的脸。你的房间很好看。- synonyms:
- agreeable, attractive, pleasant
- antonyms:
- unpleasant
- similar words:
- charming, cool, likable, sweet, winning
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| definition 2: |
thoughtful of others; courteous; kind.
友好的, 好的
Theo has some nice friends.It was nice of her to visit me in the hospital.西奥有一些好朋友。她真好到医院来看望我。- synonyms:
- considerate, courteous, gracious, kind, polite, well-mannered
- antonyms:
- mean, nasty, rough
- similar words:
- amiable, decent, fine, respectable
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| definition 3: |
enjoyable; pleasant.
美好的, 愉快的
Everyone had a nice time at the party.If the weather is nice tomorrow, we're going to have a barbecue.每个人在晚会上都度过了愉快的时光。如果明天天气好，我们就会烧烤。- synonyms:
- delightful, enjoyable, good
- antonyms:
- unpleasant
- similar words:
- pleasant, swell
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| definition 4: |
showing a high degree of skill or craftsmanship.
精致的
Nice shoes are expensive.精致的鞋很贵。- synonyms:
- fine
- similar words:
- adept, clever, exquisite
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| related words: |
good, pretty, sweet |
| derivations: |
nicely (adv.), niceness (n.) |
Nice is from a Latin word that means "not to know." Before the 1300s, it meant "ignorant," and in early English, "timid, fussy, or dainty." By the 1500s, it meant "precise or careful," but not until 1830 did it come to mean "kind or thoughtful." Who knows what "nice" will mean a hundred years from now?
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