delicacy
英 ['del?k?s?]
美 ['d?l?k?si]
- n. 美味；佳肴；微妙；精密；精美；敏銳，敏感；世故，圓滑
英文詞源
- delicacy (n.)
- late 14c., "delightfulness; fastidiousness; quality of being addicted to sensuous pleasure," from delicate + -cy. Meaning "fineness, softness, tender loveliness" is from 1580s; that of "weakness of constitution" is from 1630s. Meaning "fine food, a dainty viand" is from early 15c.
雙語例句
- 1. He's shown considerable delicacy and tact in feeling the public mood.
- 他在體察民情方面表現(xiàn)得相當(dāng)周到和練達(dá)。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. It's a situation that calls for a blend of delicacy and force.
- 應(yīng)付這種局面需要剛?cè)岵?jì)。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. Both countries are behaving with rare delicacy.
- 兩個國家都表現(xiàn)出少有的謹(jǐn)慎。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. Smoked salmon was considered an expensive delicacy.
- 熏鮭魚被認(rèn)為是一道昂貴的珍饈。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. the delicacy of the fabric
- 織物的柔軟性
來自《權(quán)威詞典》