beautiful /ˈbju:tiful/ adj. 1.美丽的：a beautiful painting一幅美丽图画 2.优美的：It’s a beautiful story. 那是篇优美的故事。
［辨析］与handsome和pretty辨见pretty
beauty /ˈbju:ti/ n. 1.［u］美: Beauty is only (but) skin deep.［谚］美丽只不过是表面现象。 Everyone must admire the beauty of a mother’s love.人皆必须赞叹母爱之美。2.［c］美人： He regarded his wife as a beauty, though others found her plain.尽管其他人看他妻子相貌平平，他却视为美人。
