When watching American dramas, I can always hear the male protagonist say when he sees a beautiful woman:
she is really a ten!
At that time, I wondered if ten is the number 10, could it be said that "she is a ten".
So what does this sentence mean?
After reading today's article, you will understand
she'What does s a ten mean?
she's a ten cannot be literally translated as "she is ten", it can feel overwhelming.
What this phrase really means:Refers to someone who is "perfect, full marks".
Think about if you rate a girl, if you think it's beautiful, then she's 10 out of 10.
Example sentences
she is a perfect ten.
She's amazing.
Of course, how can you describe a girl as beautiful, but how can you say it in English?Let's learn Xi together.
How to praise a girl's appearance?
good-looking
If you are a "appearance association" and don't know her character, just see her beautiful face.
Then usegood-looking (just appearance).
Example sentences
she's good-looking but not very bright.
She has a beautiful skin, but she lacks a string
How to praise a girl's personality?
charming
If you think that the young lady is particularly charming, very eye-catching, and very charismatic, then use charming and charming.
Example sentences
what a charming girl she is!
She's so charismatic
How to praise the temperament of girls?
If you think that the young lady not only looks comfortable on the outside, but also behaves elegantly, revealing these two words "temperament".
Then useclassy is temperamental and elegant
Example sentences
she always displays self-respect, appreciation, and etiquette. she is a really classy lady.
She always shows self-esteem, has connoisseurship, is very exquisite, and is simply a temperamental beauty.
Phrases to describe beautiful women
1、as pretty as a picture.
Picturesque. If we were to describe a beautiful woman, we would probably say "as if she had come out of a picture", and "as pretty as a picture" in English
Example sentences
you are as pretty as a picture.
You are simply as beautiful as a painting.
2、she's a knockout.
She's charming. she's a knockout: Let's say you boxed with a girl and you got knocked out by her. This phrase is placed in an everyday context to indicate that you fall under her pomegranate skirt, indicating that she is charming and that you are conquered.
"knockout" is also known as "ko".
Example sentences
his new girlfriend is a real knockout.
His new girlfriend is simply charming.
i told you that you're a knockout in that bathing suit.
I told you a long time ago that you would be beautiful in that swimsuit.
3、out of this world
It's incredible.
When"out of this world"When describing people, it means that a person is too beautiful to believe that he or she can exist in this world. Of course, it can also describe something incredible.
Example sentences
that girl is so pretty, she is out of this world。
That girl was incredibly beautiful.
Of course, in addition to external beauty, there is also inner beauty, after talking about "beauty", in this face-looking society, compared to praising women with good looks, how can you euphemistically say that a "mediocre-looking" sister paper will not be crowned with a "poisonous tongue"?
Expansion: How to describe the average look
① plain-jane
plain is used as an adjective with the meaning of "simple, plain". And in the English-speaking world, the name Jane is also very common.
The two words are used together to describe the sister paper as "mediocre" and "inconspicuous".
Example sentences
she is indeed a plain-jane.
She looks really average.
② *erage
*erage can only say that the appearance has reached the average score, **erage face can be understood as "public face", *erage-looking means "average appearance".
Example sentences
she is an **erage-looking girl.
She's a very ordinary-looking girl.
③ homely
homely can be described as a woman who is warm and friendly, especially homely. But once the word is used for looks, it is not so friendly, it means "not good-looking" and "unattractive".
Example sentences
she has a homely face.
She's average-looking.
④ be no oil painting
Be no oil painting literally means "far less beautiful than oil painting", which basically means "people don't look good", isn't it particularly subtle?But it's really used to gossip about appearance!
It can be seen that when the British say that people are not good-looking, they like to beat around the bush.
Example sentences
his new girlfriend is no oil painting.
His new girlfriend is really not good-looking.
⑤ not good-looking
In fact, beauty does not necessarily have to be beautiful, if you are not beautiful, you can have temperament and be beautiful in your soul.
So, ugly in English is still free!If you say that people are "not good", you can also use not good-looking
Example sentences
she was not exactly good-looking, but definitely attractive.
She's not pretty, but she's attractive.
Have you learned everything about today?
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