nice!
nice! — 形容詞
1. giving someone a feeling of enjoyment or comfort; not unpleasant in any way.
舒服的；愉快
讓人感到愉快、舒適的事物或情境
giving someone a feeling of enjoyment or comfort; not unpleasant in any way.
Nellie spent a nice afternoon walking along the beach with her grandfather.
Nellie 和爺爺在海邊散步，度過了愉快的下午。
common pattern: nice + noun (afternoon, day, weekend)
The coffee shop on Maple Street has a really nice atmosphere for studying.
楓樹街上的咖啡店氣氛很舒服，很適合念書。
It was nice to see Takeshi smile again after such a difficult month.
經過那麼難熬的一個月，能再次看到 Takeshi 露出笑容真好。
pattern: it is/was nice to + verb
Caio brought a nice bottle of wine to share at the dinner party.
Caio 帶了一瓶不錯的紅酒到晚餐聚會上分享。
Have a nice weekend, and say hello to your family from me.
祝你週末愉快，也幫我向你的家人問好。
fixed expression: have a nice + day/weekend/trip
- a nice day
- a nice time
- a nice meal
- smell nice
- look nice
- unpleasant
direct opposite for experiences and situations
- horrible
much stronger negative — implies real discomfort or dislike
文法句型
nice + noun
be + nice
nice to + verb
用法筆記
Frequently used as a general positive evaluation when no stronger adjective is needed. Common in casual speech, greetings, and farewells (have a nice day).
常見錯誤
2. used before another adjective, especially in 'nice and ___', to mean pleasantly
舒舒服服地
用於 nice and 結構，表恰到好處
used before another adjective, especially in 'nice and ___', to mean pleasantly so — for example, nice and warm, nice and easy.
Tamar pulled the blanket up to her chin — the bed was nice and warm.
Tamar 把毯子拉到下巴——床上暖呼呼的，非常舒服。
fixed pattern: nice and + adjective
Selim wanted the soup nice and hot before serving it to his guests.
Selim 想把湯熱呼呼地端上桌招待客人。
The new bicycle path along the river is nice and flat for beginners.
河邊新鋪好的自行車道又平又好走，很適合新手。
Take the corner nice and slow, or the trailer will start to swing.
轉彎時要慢慢來，不然後面的拖車會開始左右晃動。
common collocation: nice and slow / nice and easy
- nice and warm
- nice and easy
- nice and quiet
- nice and slow
- nice and tidy
- pleasantly
more formal; works in writing where 'nice and' would sound chatty
- comfortably
works when the second adjective describes physical ease
文法句型
nice and + adjective
用法筆記
Only used in the fixed frame 'nice and + adjective'. The phrase functions like an intensifier — 'nice and warm' means 'pleasantly warm', not 'both nice and warm'. Distinguish from sense 1, where nice modifies a noun directly.
常見錯誤
3. behaving in a friendly and thoughtful way towards other people; treating others
親切；和善
對他人友善、體貼的態度或個性
behaving in a friendly and thoughtful way towards other people; treating others with kindness.
Tuan was really nice to the new student on her first day at school.
Tuan 在新同學第一天到學校時，對她非常友善。
pattern: be nice to + person
It was so nice of Tara to drive her elderly neighbour to the hospital.
Tara 開車載年長的鄰居去醫院，真的很貼心。
pattern: it is nice of + person + to + verb
Adaeze always sends a thank-you card, which is a really nice thing to do.
Adaeze 總會寄感謝卡，這是個非常窩心的舉動。
Try to be nice to your little brother, even when he is annoying.
就算弟弟很煩人，也要試著對他和善一點。
Élise's parents are very nice people who welcome everyone into their home.
Élise 的父母人非常好，會熱情地歡迎每個人到他們家。
- be nice to someone
- a nice person
- really nice
- so nice of you
文法句型
nice to + person
it is nice of someone to + verb
用法筆記
Subject is usually a person. Distinguish from sense 1: sense 1 describes things that feel pleasant (a nice day); this sense describes how people treat others (be nice to someone).
常見錯誤
4. (of a difference, point, or judgement) needing careful attention because the dif
細微；精微
差異很小、需要小心分辨的判斷或區別
(of a difference, point, or judgement) needing careful attention because the differences involved are small and easily missed.
The lawyer drew a nice distinction between owning the land and using it.
律師細緻地區分了「擁有這塊地」和「使用這塊地」的差別。
common collocation: a nice distinction
Christopher raised a nice point about how the survey question was worded.
Christopher 對問卷題目的措辭提出了一個很細微的觀點。
There is a nice balance between giving children freedom and keeping them safe.
在給孩子自由和保障安全之間，要拿捏得很微妙。
collocation: a nice balance between X and Y
Iker had to make a nice judgement about when to interrupt the meeting.
Iker 必須謹慎判斷何時該打斷會議。
- a nice distinction
- a nice point
- a nice balance
- a nice judgement
- crude
opposite when describing how a distinction or judgement is made
文法句型
a nice + noun (distinction, point, balance)
用法筆記
Formal and somewhat literary. Most common in fixed collocations: a nice distinction, a nice point, a nice balance, a nice judgement. Do not confuse with sense 1 (pleasant) — context and the collocation make this sense clear.
常見錯誤
nice! — 副詞
1. in a way that feels pleasant or that other people will approve of; the same idea
好好地；得體
美式口語，用於動詞後，等同 nicely
in a way that feels pleasant or that other people will approve of; the same idea as 'nicely', but used in casual American speech.
Mert plays the guitar real nice when the family gathers on Sunday evenings.
Mert 在週日晚上家庭聚會時，吉他彈得相當好。
informal AmE pattern: verb + real nice
Eshe asked the children to behave nice during the long flight to Nairobi.
Eshe 要求孩子們在飛往奈洛比的長途班機上要乖乖的。
The new puppy is coming along nice with its training, the owner said proudly.
飼主驕傲地說，新養的小狗訓練進度很順利。
Vikram dressed up nice for his sister's graduation ceremony last Saturday.
上星期六，Vikram 為了參加姊姊的畢業典禮特地打扮得很體面。
- play nice
- behave nice
- dress up nice
- come along nice
- nicely
the standard adverb; works in all registers, formal and informal
- pleasantly
more formal; describes how something is done rather than how it sounds
- badly
general opposite for actions done poorly or in a way that upsets others
文法句型
verb + nice (informal, AmE)
用法筆記
Informal — in careful writing, prefer the adverb 'nicely'. Most often heard in American English in fixed phrases like 'play nice', 'dress up nice', 'real nice'.
常見錯誤
同根字
- nicely副詞A2
- niceness名詞B2
- nicety名詞C1