nice

CET4TEM4GRE考研CET6中高频词基本词汇

英 [naɪs] 美[naɪs]

释义

adj. 精密的；美好的；细微的；和蔼的

n. (Nice)人名；(英)尼斯

词态变化

比较级: nicer;最高级: nicest;名词: niceness;

近义词

fine good agreeable satisfactory enjoyable desirable

中文词源

nice 美好的，愉快的，细致的

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.

英文词源

nice: 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).
=> science
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]

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。”

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。

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。

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。

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。

英英释意

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"

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

nice weather: 好天气

Did you have a nice time ?: 你玩得痛快吗？

You look very nice.: 你很好看。

‘Do you want to come, too? ’ ‘Yes, that would be nice . ’: “你也想来吗？”“是啊，很高兴来。”

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。

Nice to meet you! (= a friendly greeting when you meet sb for the first time): 很高兴见到你！

It's been nice meeting you .: 这次见到你真高兴。

It's nice that you can come with us.: 你能和我们一起去真是太好了。

It would be nice if he moved to London.: 他要是搬到伦敦就好了。

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。

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。

a nice hot bath: 舒舒服服的热水浴

a nice long walk: 长时间很愉快的散步

It was nice and warm yesterday.: 昨天的天气暖洋洋的。

Everyone arrived nice and early.: 大家都早早地到了。

I think silk ties can be quite nice...: 我认为丝绸领带相当不错。

It's nice to be here together again...: 又在这儿相聚太好了。

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。

'How are your boys?' — 'How nice of you to ask.'...: “你的几个儿子好么？”——“谢谢关心。”

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。

He was a nice fellow, very quiet and courteous.: 他是个好小伙，非常温和，彬彬有礼。

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。

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。”

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。

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。

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？

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。

'It's so nice to see you,' said Charles.: 查尔斯说：“见到你真是太高兴了。”

Knowles became Torquay's manager. Nice one.: 诺尔斯成了托奇酒店的经理，干得很棒。

考试真题

The nice thing about ancient philosophy as offered by the Greeks is that they tended to see life clear and whole, in a way that we tend not to see life today.

It's nice to have people of like mind around.

It's nice to have people agree, but you need conflicting perspectives to dig out the truth.

Those whose accommodation had more natural views showed an improvement of 19%; those who had the same improvement in material surroundings but no nice view improved just 4%.

Anyone who has patted a dog, stroked a cat, sat under a tree with a pint of beer, given or received a bunch of flowers or chosen to walk through the park on a nice day, understands that

I thought it would be nice to be near to the family.

I bought a new suit for work and took my parents to a nice restaurant to celebrate.

I mean a lot of people seem to think that it's a nice job, you know.

If you've got a good car that can go at a high speed, then it's really nice to do that.

That was actually Songdo, " says Jung Won Son, a professor of urban development at London's Bartlett School of Planning, "Part of the reason to shoot there is that it's new and nice.

When she started saying nice things about Hitler, microsoft turned her off and deleted her ugliest messages.

By and large, these are very nice kids, and as the band The Who used to sing, The kids are alright.

Having to install a different app for each smart appliance in your home is annoying; it would be nicer if you could manage everything together.

And he had a really nice appearance.

I finally found a really nice apartment that's within my price range.

The woman should rent a nicer apartment.

A nice video published online last month sheds light on expertise and the conscious mind.

I think it's a nice, friendly relationship.

A thoughtful official passed on some of the copies to the park authorities on the assumption that they might make a nice blow-up for one of the visitors' centers.

Another nice thing is that you learn both new words and their use unconsciously, meaning that you will tend to use the words learned/learnt this way in conversations almost automatically.

Better still, let's meet in the Red Lion Bar to have a nice little talk.

But he said that they were all nice people and he couldn't imagine any of them had done that.

But it's quiet, and should be a nice place for an artist.

I can tell you that what they are saying is a not nice and b not even true.

I pushed her toward the front door, waving at the family, saying, sorry, please forgive us, you have a really nice place.

It only has one bedroom, but it sounds nice, near lake street.

It was the nicest gift I'd ever received, and it was from a complete stranger.

It will be nice for me, too.

It's nice to return to learn what she loves.

It's not a very nice thing at time.

It's very nice, but I think your prices seem very high.

Let's go for a nice walk into the country this afternoon.

Nice weather we're having, don't you think?

Not everyone knows clearly how to build personal savings, but a savings plan started on a website has helped many put away a nice tidy sum.

Oh, there's a nice café about two minutes from here.

The color is nice, isn't it?

Walking through the rooms and talking with the owners, a nice elderly couple, we felt the warmth and happiness of the marriage within that home.

Wander among a variety of shops selling gifs while enjoying a live music show and nice street entertainment.

When he brings his speech to a nice conclusion, Whaley invites the rest of the class to praise him.

This will help to grow your internal network, in addition to being a nice break in the work day.

词组搭配

make nice (或 nice-nice)

(N. Amer. informal)be pleasant or polite to someone, typically in a hypocritical way

(北美，非正式)（尤指虚伪地）对某人友好（礼貌）

nice and —

satisfactorily or adequately in terms of the quality described

令人满意地，恰到好处地

it's nice and warm in here.
这里温暖怡人。

nice one

(informal)expressing approval or commendation

(非正式)很好，不错

nice to meet you

a polite formula used on being introduced to someone

很高兴认识你（被介绍给别人时使用的一句礼貌用语）

nice work

(informal)expressing approval of a task well done

(非正式)干得很好，干得不错

nice work if you can get it

(informal)used to express envy of what is perceived to be another person's more favourable situation, especially if they seem to have reached it with little effort

(非正式)能有那样就好了（尤用于表示对他人未花费很大努力就得到的有利条件的羡慕）

同义词辨析

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。