日常英语口语：如何形容美女

时间：2012-09-08 07:46:14

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在中文里我们有很多形容美女的词汇或成语, 如天姿国色，沉鱼落雁, 倾国倾城, 闭月羞花等等… 英语中用来形容女孩子的字眼也不少, 但跟中文比起来就真的是小巫见大巫了。不知道那种语言里还有更多的语汇来形容美女。
1. 天姿国色：one can use heavenly beauty (e.g, She is a heavenly beauty/ she is heavenly/She is heavenly beautiful), angelic, unearthly (e.g. unearthly beautiful), and goddess (as in “She is a goddess.”)
Similar to 天姿国色 and 独一无二, 无以伦比, words that come to mind at the spur of the moment include unique, one-of-a-kind, unsurpassing/unsurpassable, has no equal, unequaled, incomparable, unmatched/unmatchable, second to none, and unrivaled.
例如：Her beauty is unequaled/unmatchable/unique in all the land.
注意：把天姿国色译成 “ surpassing beauty.”或“ Reigning¹ beauty” 是错的。
2. 沉鱼落雁：Drop-dead gorgeous. Drop-dead means extremely. (=You can die on the spot due to the shock of seeing such stunning² beauty.) A face one could die for, stunning/Stunningly beautiful.
注意：“ She could charm the birds from the trees” 的意思并不是她有沉鱼落雁之容，而是她能用甜蜜的嗓音、话语劝说小鸟从树上落下，或者她有魔法让小鸟从树上落下的意思。
“…beauty to shut out the moon …make fish sink and geese settle…” are good translations, but not what we are looking for here.
3. 倾国倾城.："The face that launched a thousand ships" is a reference to Helen of Troy in Homer’s Iliad. 荷马史诗中的特洛伊的海伦.In the Epic³, Helen is the femme-fatale that caused the fall of Troy. (femme-fatale 致命的女人 or 红颜祸水. )
例如： She has a face that could launch a thousand ships.
4. 秀色可餐：可用 “she is a dish”, although that is considered rather vulgar.
其他说法：delectable⁴, luscious⁵, mouth-watering,
5. 养眼：a feast for the eyes/ a sight for sore eyes
6. 出水芙蓉： Venus rising from the sea.(also known as: Venus on a half shell)
7. 她很丰满：There are lots of English words for that!
例如：She is stacked/ well stacked. 这是俚语，在正式场合中最好避免使用。
其他说法：She has a great figure/an hourglass figure. She is curvaceous, well-built, well-proportioned, shapely, statuesque,…
8. 秀气，高雅，有气质：elegant, classy, refined, graceful⁶, cultured, chic⁷, majestic⁸, exquisite⁹, polished…
9. 性感：sexy, sensual, sensuous¹⁰, seductive, hot, titillating¹¹, erotic, voluptuous¹²
副词形容程度：
1. She is a woman of uncompromising beauty and elegance¹³.
Uncompromising.
adj. Unwilling¹⁴ to grant concessions¹⁵ or negotiate; inflexible¹⁶
不妥协的, 强硬的, 不让步的
In the context above, it means 100%.
2. She is hauntingly beautiful.
Haunting adj. Continually recurring¹⁷ to the mind; unforgettable: a haunting melody. 常浮现于脑海中的, 不易忘怀的
其他相关说法：
Captivating To attract and hold by charm, beauty, or excellence¹⁸ 迷住,
Ravishing Extremely attractive; entrancing.令人陶醉的, 迷人的, 引人入胜的
Enchanting¹⁹ To attract and delight; entrance. 使迷惑
Bewitching To captivate completely; entrance.使销魂, 使陶醉
Stunning Of a strikingly attractive appearance.足以使人晕倒的,
Lovely 可爱的, 美女
Charming alluring or pleasing吸引力, 魅力

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1 reigning
adj.统治的，起支配作用的
参考例句：
The sky was dark, stars were twinkling high above, night was reigning, and everything was sunk in silken silence. 天很黑，星很繁，夜阑人静。 Led by Huang Chao, they brought down the reigning house after 300 years' rule. 在黄巢的带领下，他们推翻了统治了三百年的王朝。

2 stunning
adj.极好的；使人晕倒的
参考例句：
His plays are distinguished only by their stunning mediocrity.他的戏剧与众不同之处就是平凡得出奇。 The finished effect was absolutely stunning.完工后的效果非常美。

3 epic
n.史诗，叙事诗；adj.史诗般的，壮丽的
参考例句：
I gave up my epic and wrote this little tale instead.我放弃了写叙事诗，而写了这个小故事。 They held a banquet of epic proportions.他们举行了盛大的宴会。

4 delectable
adj.使人愉快的；美味的
参考例句：
What delectable food you cook!你做的食品真好吃！ But today the delectable seafood is no longer available in abundance.但是今天这种可口的海味已不再大量存在。

5 luscious
adj.美味的；芬芳的；肉感的，引与性欲的
参考例句：
The watermelon was very luscious.Everyone wanted another slice.西瓜很可口，每个人都想再来一片。 What I like most about Gabby is her luscious lips!我最喜欢的是盖比那性感饱满的双唇！

6 graceful
adj.优美的，优雅的；得体的
参考例句：
His movements on the parallel bars were very graceful.他的双杠动作可帅了! The ballet dancer is so graceful.芭蕾舞演员的姿态是如此的优美。

7 chic
n./adj.别致(的)，时髦(的)，讲究的
参考例句：
She bought a chic little hat.她买了一顶别致的小帽子。 The chic restaurant is patronized by many celebrities.这家时髦的饭店常有名人光顾。

8 majestic
adj.雄伟的，壮丽的，庄严的，威严的，崇高的
参考例句：
In the distance rose the majestic Alps.远处耸立着雄伟的阿尔卑斯山。 He looks majestic in uniform.他穿上军装显得很威风。

9 exquisite
adj.精美的；敏锐的；剧烈的，感觉强烈的
参考例句：
I was admiring the exquisite workmanship in the mosaic.我当时正在欣赏镶嵌画的精致做工。 I still remember the exquisite pleasure I experienced in Bali.我依然记得在巴厘岛所经历的那种剧烈的快感。

10 sensuous
adj.激发美感的；感官的，感觉上的
参考例句：
Don't get the idea that value of music is commensurate with its sensuous appeal.不要以为音乐的价值与其美的感染力相等。 The flowers that wreathed his parlor stifled him with their sensuous perfume.包围著客厅的花以其刺激人的香味使他窒息。

11 titillating
adj.使人痒痒的；使人激动的，令人兴奋的v.使觉得痒( titillate的现在分词 )；逗引；激发；使高兴
参考例句：
Titillating the public now could help sales of Peptide 7 latet on. 现在刺激一下公众，对将来缩氨酸7号的销售可能还会有好处呢。来自辞典例句

12 voluptuous
adj.肉欲的，骄奢淫逸的
参考例句：
The nobility led voluptuous lives.贵族阶层过着骄奢淫逸的生活。 The dancer's movements were slow and voluptuous.舞女的动作缓慢而富挑逗性。

13 elegance
n.优雅；优美，雅致；精致，巧妙
参考例句：
The furnishings in the room imparted an air of elegance.这个房间的家具带给这房间一种优雅的气氛。 John has been known for his sartorial elegance.约翰因为衣着讲究而出名。

14 unwilling
adj.不情愿的
参考例句：
The natives were unwilling to be bent by colonial power.土著居民不愿受殖民势力的摆布。 His tightfisted employer was unwilling to give him a raise.他那吝啬的雇主不肯给他加薪。

15 concessions
n.（尤指由政府或雇主给予的）特许权( concession的名词复数 )；承认；减价；（在某地的）特许经营权
参考例句：
The firm will be forced to make concessions if it wants to avoid a strike. 要想避免罢工，公司将不得不作出一些让步。 The concessions did little to placate the students. 让步根本未能平息学生的愤怒。

16 inflexible
adj.不可改变的，不受影响的，不屈服的
参考例句：
Charles was a man of settled habits and inflexible routine.查尔斯是一个恪守习惯、生活规律不容打乱的人。 The new plastic is completely inflexible.这种新塑料是完全不可弯曲的。

17 recurring
adj.往复的，再次发生的
参考例句：
This kind of problem is recurring often. 这类问题经常发生。 For our own country, it has been a time for recurring trial. 就我们国家而言，它经过了一个反复考验的时期。

18 excellence
n.优秀，杰出，(pl.)优点，美德
参考例句：
His art has reached a high degree of excellence.他的艺术已达到炉火纯青的地步。 My performance is far below excellence.我的表演离优秀还差得远呢。

19 enchanting
a.讨人喜欢的
参考例句：
His smile, at once enchanting and melancholy, is just his father's. 他那种既迷人又有些忧郁的微笑，活脱儿象他父亲。 Its interior was an enchanting place that both lured and frightened me. 它的里头是个吸引人的地方，我又向往又害怕。