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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
good-looking
ˌgood-ˈlooking [good-looking] BrE NAmE adjective (especially of people)physically attractive Opp: ↑ugly •a good-looking man/couple •She's strikingly good-looking. Synonyms: beautiful pretty • handsome • attractive • lovely • good-looking • gorgeous These words all describe people who are pleasant to look at. beautiful • (especially of a woman or girl) very pleasant to look at: ▪ She looked stunningly beautiful that night. pretty • (especially of a girl or woman) pleasant to look at: ▪ She's got a very pretty face. Pretty is used most often to talk about girls. When it is used to talk about a woman, it usually suggests that she is like a girl, with small, delicate features. handsome • (of a man) pleasant to look at; (of a woman) pleasant to look at, with large strong features rather than small delicate ones: ▪ He was described as ‘ ▪ tall, dark and handsome ▪ ’. attractive • (of a person) pleasant to look at, especially in a sexual way: ▪ She's a very attractive woman. lovely • (of a person) beautiful; very attractive: ▪ She looked particularly lovely that night. When you describe sb as lovely, you are usually showing that you also have a strong feeling of affection for them. good-looking • (of a person) pleasant to look at, often in a sexual way: ▪ She arrived with a very good-looking man. gorgeous • (informal) (of a person) extremely attractive, especially in a sexual way: ▪ You look gorgeous! attractive or good-looking? If you describe sb as attractive you often also mean that they have a pleasant personality as well as being pleasant to look at; good-looking just describes sb's physical appearance. a(n) beautiful/pretty/handsome/attractive/lovely/good-looking/gorgeous girl/woman a(n) beautiful/handsome/attractive/good-looking/gorgeous boy/man a(n) beautiful/pretty/handsome/attractive/lovely/good-looking face Example Bank: •He was tall and quite good-looking. •She was not exactly good-looking, but definitely attractive. •She arrived with a very good-looking man. •She's strikingly good-looking.
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