beauty

名词 beauty:

1. the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
2. a very attractive or seductive looking woman
   同义词：smasher, stunner, knockout, ravisher, sweetheart, peach, lulu, looker, mantrap, dish
3. an outstanding example of its kind
   同义词：beaut

1. That last goal was a beauty.
   最後进去的那个球真漂亮。
2. The beauty of living in California is that the weather is so good.
   在加利福尼亚居住的好处就在於气候宜人。
3. We enjoyed the beauty of nature.
   我们欣赏大自然的美。
4. She is a beauty.
   她是一个美人。

beau.ty

n.（名词）
【复数】 beau.ties
A delightful quality associated with harmony of form or color, excellence of craftsmanship, truthfulness, originality, or another property.
美好：一种与形式和颜色的和谐、高超的技巧、真实、新颖或其它特性相联系的令人愉快的性质
One that is beautiful, especially a beautiful woman.
美人：一个美丽的人，尤指美丽的女人
A quality or feature that is most effective, gratifying, or telling:
完美：一种最有效的、令人满意的或显著的品质或形象：
例句：
The beauty of the venture is that we stand to lose nothing.
此次冒险的美妙之处在于我们不会失去任何东西

An outstanding or conspicuous example:
突出的范例：一个卓越的或显著的例子：
例句：
.Hammett`s gun went off. The shot was a beauty, just slightly behind the eyes.(Lillian Hellman)
.哈米特的枪打响了。这是个模拟射击，打在金属环稍后一点的位置.(莉莲·赫尔曼)

来源：
Middle English beaute
中古英语 beaute
from Old French biaute
源自 古法语 biaute
from Vulgar Latin *bellit3s
源自 俗拉丁语 *bellit3s
from Latin bellus [pretty] * see deu- 2
源自 拉丁语 bellus [明亮的，悦人的] *参见 deu- 2