delicate

英 ['del?k?t] 美[?d?l?k?t]

反義詞

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副詞:?delicately;

1. 光滑的(皮膚，絲綢)，精致的(五官)，纖細(xì)的(身材)，嬌弱的，(顏色味道)淡淡的，精細(xì)的(尤指眼科手術(shù)).
2. deli諧音“黛麗”(黛玉美麗)，并且林黛玉身體纖弱。

delicate 脆弱的，精美的

詞源同delicious, 美味的。引申義精美的，脆弱的。

delicate: delicate: [14] Delicate comes either from Old French delicat or direct from its source, Latin dēlicātus, but its ultimate history is obscure. Its formal similarity to delicious and delight, and the fact that ‘a(chǎn)ddicted to pleasure’ was one of the meanings of Latin dēlicātus, suggest that the three words may have an ancestor in common. Delicatessen [19] was borrowed from German delikatessen, plural of delikatesse ‘delicacy’, which in turn was acquired by German from French délicatesse.
=> delicatessen
delicate (adj.): late 14c., "self-indulgent, loving ease; delightful; sensitive, easily hurt; feeble," from Latin delicatus "alluring, delightful, dainty," also "addicted to pleasure, luxurious, effeminate;" which is of uncertain origin; related by folk etymology (and perhaps genuinely) to deliciae "a pet," and delicere "to allure, entice" (see delicious). Meaning "easily broken" is recorded from 1560s.

1. Although the coral looks hard, it is very delicate.: 珊瑚雖然看上去堅(jiān)固，實(shí)際上非常易碎。

2. Their marriage is a delicate balance between traditional and contemporary values.: 他們的婚姻在傳統(tǒng)和現(xiàn)代價值觀之間保持著微妙平衡。

4. Each motion must be delicate and precise, involving tiny movements.: 每一個動作都必須小心、準(zhǔn)確，一點(diǎn)點(diǎn)地移動。

5. The furniture was stiff, uncomfortable, too delicate, and too neat.: 家具又硬又不舒服，太不結(jié)實(shí)而且太小巧。