Jessie
What's the meaning of " very fine looking."?
12 de set de 2015 23:16
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很漂亮
12 de setembro de 2015
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colin got the gist of it, fine is still a common term in european or british colonies(not the money you have to pay for redemption), probably less likely to be used in the states and younger generations very fine looking is an exaggeration or imitation pun/ humerus way to praise beauty. as back in the 17~18th century literature and probably nobility languages, to be conservative, they would express things as "fine" or "very fine" which means without problem. modern usage is either a pun where one imitates how upper class spoke or simply when one could not find words to describe. 看起来不错 doesn't apply here since the "very" is used to emphasize the "fine" so it is better to translate as 很漂亮 or 無垢/無暇 note how it's very fine looking, it could also be used as very fine women or very fine men which is more commonly used when describing good people. a fine-looking "noun" or perhaps a fine-looking "item" is a commonly used phrase. therefore a fine-looking woman not an appropriate usage as it relates women as commodities, it is usually seen in contemporary literature or medieval acts by plebeians or bandits when they use improper English. seriously you'll sound like some 18th century ragged bandit about to nitpick or molest some poor maiden in the streets
14 de setembro de 2015
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看起来不错
12 de setembro de 2015
到了2015年就好像不太用fine-looking来形容人了,很多很多年前是有的。 我知道有一首流行曲叫Fine Looking Woman, 但有脑袋的谁会跟美国流行曲学英语? 今天,fine-looking多用在地产和拍卖行的目录,a fine-looking mansion, cabinet, watch等,意即大小合度,做工精细。正因如此,已经没多大意义。 同学们,别用a fine-looking woman, 今天来看, 就像在念十九世纪的台词,不止做作,更有点像一个英语不好的人在娱乐大伙。
13 de setembro de 2015
Dawei is right. Be careful, "fine" has two contradictory meanings. It can either mean "ok/还好" (ex: that's fine) or it can mean "very good/high quality/elegant/非常好" (ex: fine wine). In spoken language you can tell from the tone of voice. If it's written it might be a little harder. I think if you use it as an adjective without "is", then it usually means 非常好, especially if you add words like "very" 。ex: a fine plan, fine-looking. The other use is more common. If you say "___ is fine" or "___ is completely fine" you mean it's ok; there's nothing wrong with it.
13 de setembro de 2015
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