Bonny means pretty in a healthy, bright way — a bonny baby has colour in the face and looks well cared for; a bonny lass is a good-looking girl, said with warmth, not with fashion-magazine chill.

Bonny means pretty in a healthy, bright way — Bonny 的意思是健康、氣色好那種漂亮 a bonny baby has colour in the face and looks well cared for一個 bonny baby 臉色紅潤、看起來被照顧得很好; a bonny lass is a good-looking girl一個 bonny lass 是個好看的女生, said with warmth, not with fashion-magazine chill帶著溫暖的口氣，而不是時尚雜誌那種冷冰冰的口氣。

It is especially Scottish and northern English. Further south, and in most classrooms, people just say pretty, lovely, or good-looking. You still hear it in songs, in stories set in Scotland, and from grandparents.

It is especially Scottish and northern English這個字特別是蘇格蘭和英格蘭北部在用的。Further south, and in most classrooms再往南一點，還有在大多數課堂上, people just say人們通常就直接說 pretty, lovely, or good-looking pretty、lovely 或 good-looking。You still hear it不過你還是會聽到這個字 in songs, in stories set in Scotland, and from grandparents出現在歌曲裡、以蘇格蘭為背景的故事裡，還有阿公阿嬤的口中。

It is kind, not snarky. There is also the spelling bonnie, same word, often in names (Bonnie) and in 'bonnie Scotland'.

It is kind, not snarky這個字是溫暖的，不是酸言酸語。There is also the spelling bonnie還有一種拼法 bonnie, same word同一個字, often in names (Bonnie) and in 'bonnie Scotland'常出現在人名（Bonnie）跟「bonnie Scotland」這種說法裡。

It is not bony (thin, showing bones), and it is not a fancy Latin bonus.

It is not bony (thin, showing bones)它不是 bony（瘦到見骨）, and it is not a fancy Latin bonus也不是什麼花俏的拉丁文 bonus。

Older and younger speakers: older Scottish speakers use it naturally; many young learners only meet it in songs. People stretch it a little — 'a bonny wee boat' — to mean pleasing, not only a person's face.

Older and younger speakers老一輩跟年輕人用法不同: older Scottish speakers use it naturally年紀較長的蘇格蘭人會很自然地用這個字; many young learners only meet it in songs很多年輕的學習者只在歌裡遇過它。People stretch it a little有人會把這個字用得更廣一點 — 'a bonny wee boat' — 像「a bonny wee boat」這樣 to mean pleasing, not only a person's face意思是討人喜歡，不只限於一個人的臉。