一、gorgeous词义:华丽的、漂亮的

Gorgeous可以用来形容任何美丽的事物,它比beautiful和pretty还要高级一些,指能引起人感官上的冲动,经常用来称赞女生。但是,用来赞美fresh meat俊美到令人窒息也是非常恰当的:drop-dead gorgeous。

① very beautiful and attractive, giving pleasure and enjoyment 非常漂亮的,美丽动人的

Eg. Miss. Wang looks extremely gorgeous today.

王老师今天看上去真漂亮。

Eg. Zhangjiajie has gorgeous view, which makes people enjoy themselves so much as to forget to leave.

张家界有着宜人的景色,让人流连忘返。

② of colours, clothes, etc. with very deep colours, impressive(颜色、衣服等)绚丽的,灿烂的,华丽的

Eg. The feathers of peacock is very gorgeous, which makes her different with other birds.

孔雀身上的羽毛十分绚丽,让她显得与其他鸟与众不同。

Eg. She always dresses so gorgeous that others cannot approach.

她总是打扮的很华丽,让人不敢靠近。

二、gorgeous词根:你意想不到的gorge

Gorgeous的词根是gorg-,它表喉咙(咀嚼),比如engorge指狼吞虎咽。还有中世纪法国贵族妇女带着一种包裹着脖子的头巾叫gorgias,因其优雅和繁复的构造产生了gorgeous这个词。而gorge是峡谷、障碍物的意思,这个词和喉咙很像,和gorgeous更是几乎完全一样。

Eg. Your formal dress is the most gorgeous among the whole audience, so you’re the center of attention.

你的礼服是全场最华丽的,因此你成为了全场关注的焦点。

Eg. Tom only likes gorgeous cars.

汤姆就喜欢华丽的汽车。

三、gorgeous拓展:意思相近的高级词汇

① bewitching 使人着迷的,销魂的

Eg. She has a bewitching temperament.

她的身上有一种迷人的气质。

② easy on the eyes 好看的,悦目的

Eg. His essay is always easy on the eyes.

他写的文章看起来总是赏心悦目。

③ stunning 使人晕倒的,经验四座的

Eg. Her beauty is stunning and many men fell for it.

她的美惊艳所有人,不少男人都为之倾倒。

④ drop-dead 吸引人的,美艳的

Eg. A drop-dead girl passed her side, he felt flipped.

一位美艳的女孩从他身边经过,他感到心跳加速。