adorable

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adorable — 形容詞

  • adorablepositive
  • more adorablecomparative
  • most adorablesuperlative

1. so charming or sweet that you cannot help feeling warmth and affection — most of

1.形容詞B2
釋義

可愛的；討喜

嬌小可愛、惹人疼愛的樣子

so charming or sweet that you cannot help feeling warmth and affection — most often said of small children, baby animals, or anything tiny and pretty, like a toddler in a pumpkin costume or a kitten chasing its tail.

例句

Mia's two-year-old niece looked adorable in her tiny rabbit costume.

Mia 兩歲的姪女穿著小兔子裝，看起來超可愛。

linking verb + adorable describing a child

The shelter posted a video of three adorable puppies sleeping in a basket.

收容所上傳了一段影片，三隻可愛的小狗一起睡在籃子裡。

adorable + plural noun (typical of baby animals)

常見搭配
  • absolutely adorable
  • totally adorable
  • adorable baby
  • adorable puppy
  • adorable smile
同義詞
  • cute

    everyday neutral word; 'adorable' adds stronger affection

  • lovable

    focuses on personality you can love; adorable focuses on appearance + sweetness

  • sweet

    covers both looks and kind behaviour; less visual than adorable

  • darling

    old-fashioned and a bit British; often used as a noun too

反義詞
  • hideous

    very ugly; strong opposite

  • repulsive

    ugly enough to disgust; much stronger than 'not adorable'

文法句型

adorable + noun

linking verb + adorable

用法筆記

Typical subjects are babies, children, small animals, and small pretty objects (clothes, toys, photos). Saying an adult man is adorable is friendly and slightly teasing rather than romantic; for romantic praise, English speakers usually pick 'gorgeous' or 'handsome'.

常見錯誤

The mountain view from the hotel was adorable.
The mountain view from the hotel was breathtaking.
'adorable' is for cute small things, not grand landscapes.
My boss gave an adorable speech at the meeting.
My boss gave a moving speech at the meeting.
formal adult performances are not described as adorable.

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常用片語

  • absolutely adorable
  • look adorable in
  • what an adorable …!