What does that sentece mean?

[cihatturgut]

Hi teacher! May I ask you a private question? What does that sentence mean whic is below?

'' You are a beauty!'' = ( you're very beautiful or you're so ugly!) which one? pls help me!


thanks a lot!


P.S ( Is my grammer correct?)

[weiming]

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Context, context, you need context. On the surface, yes "you are beautiful seems to be the statement. But if you are asking a question about such a direct sentence, it is probably because you heard/read it in a context where it doesn't really make sense, right?

Write that context along with your question. Used sarcastically, "you are a beauty" could be like saying "gee, you really messed up" or "wow, you've really made a mess of yourself/things"

Consider this as you go back to wherever you saw/heard this sentence. "she/it is a real beauty" could be referring to an object (like a vehicle, or a device) that is of very high quality as well.

Hope that helps.

[Tdol]

The expression 'Whata beauty' is also used, though normally for cars, animals, etc, rather than people.