好听的英文单词(美女老师教你十五个优雅的英语单词)
Welcome back to English with Lucy.
大家好，欢迎回到"跟着 Lucy 学英语"。
Today I am going to teach you 15 beautiful English words that I think you should use more often.
今天我要教你15个我认为你们应该经常使用的漂亮英语单词。
I think we should all use them more often.
我认为我们都应该经常使用它们。
I've selected these words because I find that they roll off the tongue, well, at least some of them do, and others just have really beautiful meanings.
我选了这些词，因为我发现这些词是人们经常*口而出的，至少其中的部分单词是这样的，而另一部分则是有着非常美丽的含义。
Let's get started with the lesson.
让我们开始上课吧！
The first beautiful English word that I think you should use more frequently is number one, appealing.
**个美丽的英语单词，我认为你应该更频繁地使用是"appealing"。
Appealing.
吸引人的。
I love the long /i: / sound.
我喜欢这个长长的/i：/音。
This means attractive or interesting.
它的意思是吸引人的或有趣的。
An example, his rich vocabulary made him sound so appealing.
例如，他丰富的词汇让他的话听起来很吸引人。
This is a word that my mother uses quite a lot.
我妈妈经常用这个词。
If she sees something delicious or **ells some nice food, she'll always say, oh, that looks so appealing.
如果她看到或闻到一些美味的食物，她总是说，哦， 这看起来很吸引人。
It appeals to me.
对我很有吸引力。
It's appealing.
它是吸引人的。
Number two is ineffable.
第二个"ineffable"。
Ineffable.
不言而喻。
This means too great or beautiful to describe in words.
意思是太棒或太美丽而无法用语言来形容。
Something so wonderful that you can't express how wonderful it is.
某些事物是如此的美丽，以至于你无法表达它有多美妙。
It's ineffable.
这是不言而喻的。
An example.
举一个例子。
When I heard of their pregnancy, I was filled with ineffable joy.
当我听说他们怀孕的时侯，我心里充满了说不出的喜悦。
Number three is nefarious.
第三个是"nefarious"。
Nefarious.
邪恶的。
I know a lot of learners of English struggle with the /eə/ sound.
我知道很多学英语的人都在与/eə/音做斗争。
Now we are always taught to pronounce it as /e/ /a/, together, /eə/.
现在我们总是被教的发音是/e/ /a/，在一起 /eə /。
However, lots of my students find it easier to think of it as an extension of an /e/ sound.
然而，我的许多学生发现把它理解为/e/音的延伸会更容易一些。
/a/ /a/.
Nefarious.
邪恶的。
It might not be what you find in a pronunciation book but if it helps you, then that's fine by me.
这可能不是你在发音书上所找到的，但如果对你有帮助，我觉得是没问题的。
Now this might be a beautiful word in my opinion, nefarious, but it doesn't have a very beautiful meaning.
这可能在我看来是一个美丽的词"nefarious"，但它并没有什么美丽的含义。
It means criminal or extremely bad.
它的意思是犯罪的或极坏的。
I like this word because I find it very expressive.
我喜欢这个词，因为我认为它很有表现力。
An example.
举个例子。
They hacked into my bank account and used the funds for nefarious purposes.
他们黑进了我的银行账户，并将资金用于邪恶的目的。
Criminal, extremely bad, extremely bad.
犯罪，非常坏，非常坏。
Number four is ethereal.
第四个是"ethereal"。
Ethereal.
缥缈的。
This means extremely light and beautiful;seeming to belong to another more spiritual world.
这意味着非常轻盈和美丽，似乎属于另一个更精神上的世界。
I think the word sounds beautiful but I think the meaning is amazing.
我觉得这个词读起来很美，但这个词的含义更是令人惊叹。
An example.
举个例子。
At sunrise, the London skyline almost looks ethereal.
日出时，伦敦的天际线看起来几乎是飘渺的。
Number five, if you know me well, then you might understand why I love this word so much.
第五个如果你了解我的话，那你就可能会明白我为什么这么喜欢这个词了。
It is epiphany.
就是"epiphany"。
Epiphany.
顿悟。
Can you guess why I like it?
你猜得到我为什么喜欢它吗？
It means a sudden and surprising moment of realisation.
它意味着一个突然且令人惊讶的觉悟时刻。
I chose to name my pronunciation course after this word, Epiphany Language Studios.
我选择用这个词来命名我的发音课程，顿悟语言工作室。
This is because I want my students to have an epiphany, a moment of realisation and understanding when it comes to their language skills and their pronunciation.
这是因为我希望我的学生们在学习他们的，语言技巧和发音时能够顿悟，也就是有个领悟和理解的时刻。
An example.
举个例子。
When she took the course, she had an epiphany and everything became clear.
当她上课时，她顿悟了 然后一切都变得清晰了。
Number six, short, but sweet, angst.
第六个，简短但悦耳"angst"。
Angst.
*惧。
It's a feeling of great worry or concern about your situation or your life.
这是一种对你的处境或生活极度担忧或者忧虑的感觉。
You often hear teenage angst.
你经常听到"少年烦恼"。
I wrote emotional poetry when I was full of teenage angst.
当我充满少年烦恼时，我写下了情绪化的诗。
Number seven is euphoria.
第七个是"euphoria"。
Euphoria.
狂喜。
This means an extremely strong feeling of excitement or happiness that usually only lasts a short while.
它的意思是感到极度的激动或开心，通常只持续很短的时间。
An example.
举个例子。
After receiving the letter of acceptance, I was in a state of euphoria.
在收到录取通知书后，我陷入了狂喜。
Number eight is cherish.
第八个是"cherish"。
Cherish.
珍惜。
This is a verb meaning to love someone or something very much and wanting to protect them or it.
这是一个动词，意思是非常珍爱某人或某物，并且一直想要守护它(们)。
An example.
举个例子。
I will always cherish the letter he wrote to me before he moved away.
我会永远珍藏他搬走之前，写给我的那封信。
Number nine is eternity.
第九个是"eternity"。
Eternity.
永恒。
This simply means time without end.
它的意思是没有止境的时间。
For example, a mother's love lasts for eternity.
例如，母亲的爱是永恒的。
Number 10 is quintessence.
第十个是"quintessence"。
Quintessence.
典型。
You may have heard it's adjective form before, quintessential, which is also very beautiful, but I think this one is used less frequently and I simply believe it should be used more frequently.
可能你之前听说过它的形容词形式，"quintessential"典型的，同样很美妙，但我认为这个词用的更少，我只是认为这个词应该被更频繁的使用。
It's a very good word, quintessence.
这是个好单词"典范"。
It means the perfect example of something.
它的意思是某件事的完美案例。
An example.
举个例子。
It was the quintessence of an English country cottage.
这是英国乡村小屋的典型。
If you see a perfect country cottage with beautiful light stone and roses up it, you can say that is the quintessence of an English country cottage.
如果你看到一个精致的乡村小屋，有着漂亮的发光石，并且长满了玫瑰，你可以说那就是一个英国乡村小屋的典型。
English country cottage.
英国乡村小屋。
That's a hard thing to say.
这读起来有点困难。
Try repeating that three times.
试着重复三次。
Number 11 is plethora.
第十一个"plethora"。
Plethora.
过多。
This one does roll off the tongue, plethora.
这个确实经常挂在嘴边：过剩。
It means an amount that is greater than is needed or can be used.
它的意思是指数量比需要的，或要用掉的数量多。
For example.
举个例子。
The article contained a plethora of information.
这篇文章中包含过多的信息。
We're implying that there's slightly too much information, maybe in a good way, just so much information more than I could ever take in, a plethora of information.
我们暗指这文章里的信息稍微有点太多，可能方式是好的，只是信息太多了，超过了我能吸收的，这是一种信息过剩。
That might be one of my all time favourites, actually, or this next one.
这个词可能是我一直以来喜欢的单词之一。实际上，也可能喜欢下一个。
Number 12, pristine.
第十二个"pristine"。
Pristine, oh, I love this word.
原始的，我超爱这个词。
It's so expressive.
它太有表现力了。
It means fresh and clean, as if new.
它的意思是崭新的和干净的，就新的一样。
Her house was pristine.
她的房子是新的。
It's another that my mother uses a lot.
这也是我妈妈经常用到的词。
Her house is always pristine, and that is true of my mother.
她的房子是总是一尘不染，我妈妈的也是如此。
You could eat off her floors.
你可以在她的地板上吃东西。
Number 13 is surreptitiously.
第十三个是"surreptitiously"。
Surreptitiously.
偷偷地。
It means in a quick or secret way so that people don't notice.
它的意思是快速的或者秘密的，所以人们无法察觉。
An example.
举个例子。
She surreptitiously slid the check under his napkin.
她偷偷地在餐巾下塞了一张支票。
Napkin is another word for serviette.
"napkin"是餐巾纸"servitte"的另一种说法。
Number 14 is dulcet.
第十四个是"dulcet"
Dulcet.
悦耳的。
This means sounding sweet or pleasant and it's often paired with tones.
它的意思是听上去很甜，很让人愉悦，而且它经常和音调一起搭配。
If you're talking about somebody's dulcet tones, it means their sweet voice.
如果你谈论某人的悦耳音调，就是在夸他们声音好听。
An example, I can always recognise her dulcet tones.
举个例子，我总是能分辨出她悦耳的声音。
I can always recognise her lovely voice.
意思是说我总能听出她美妙的声音。
And number 15, the last one is docile.
第十五个，后一个是"docile"。
Docile.
温顺的。
This means quiet and easy to control.
意思是安静而且容易掌控。
We often use it to talk about animals that are very sweet natured.
我们经常用它形容生性非常温顺的动物。
An example.
举个例子。
The puppy is calm and incredibly docile, said no puppy owner ever.
小狗崽平静而且难以置信的温顺。
My puppy was docile for the first week and then it was chaos for nearly a year and now he's completely docile again, not completely.
我的小狗崽**个星期很温顺，然后接下来一年里就是一团糟，现在它又完全温顺了，也不能说完全吧。
