sitting pretty

形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ˈsɪtɪŋ ˈpɹɪti/    美 /ˈsɪtɪŋ ˈpɹɪti/|/ˈsɪɾɪŋ ˈpɹɪɾi/

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Having a comfortable or certain supply of money or resources. idiomatic,informal,not-comparable
    — Part of that memorandum of Mr. Hanshue's refers to directors sitting pretty in thinking they were all set for certain benefits.
  2. In a favorable situation, especially a situation in which one possesses an advantage. idiomatic,informal,not-comparable
    — "I was sitting pretty all the time, Derry." Al had laughed at the self-accusation in her eyes. "You can tell them all from me—I was sitting on the world."
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