delicate是什么意思_delicate怎么读_中英文释义(含例句用法)

exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury;"a delicate violin passage"
"delicate china"
"a delicate flavor"
"the delicate wing of a butterfly"

marked by great skill especially in meticulous technique;"a surgeon"s delicate touch"

easily broken or damaged or destroyed;"a kite too delicate to fly safely"
"fragile porcelain plates"
"fragile old bones"
"a frail craft"

easily hurt;"soft hands"
"a baby"s delicate skin"

developed with extreme delicacy and subtlety;"the satire touches with finespun ridicule every kind of human pretense"

difficult to handle; requiring great tact;"delicate negotiations with the big powers"
"hesitates to be explicit on so ticklish a matter"
"a touchy subject"

of an instrument or device; capable of registering minute differences or changes precisely;"almost undetectable with even the most delicate instruments"

中英词源

delicate 脆弱的，精美的

词源同delicious, 美味的。引申义精美的，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 ‘addicted 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.

词态变化

副词 delicately;

权威造句

1. Although the coral looks hard, it is very delicate.: 珊瑚虽然看上去坚固，实际上非常易碎。

2. Their marriage is a delicate balance between traditional and contemporary values.: 他们的婚姻在传统和现代价值观之间保持着微妙平衡。

3. Its large leaves often show a delicate purple tint.: 它的大叶子往往带点紫色。

4. Each motion must be delicate and precise, involving tiny movements.: 每一个动作都必须小心、准确，一点点地移动。

5. The furniture was stiff, uncomfortable, too delicate, and too neat.: 家具又硬又不舒服，太不结实而且太小巧。

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近反义词

dine

sensitive

weak

相似短语

young and delicate 娇嫩

delicate adjustment 精调，精确调制

delicate adjusting 精调

delicate constitution 体质纤弱

on delicate ground adv.处境微妙

tender and delicate 稚嫩

delicate fruit 质地优良的水果, 美味水果

delicate colour 淡颜色

delicate flavour 鲜味

delicate cure 轻腌, 轻熏

单词分析

这3个形容词均含“微妙的，细微的”之意。
delicate侧重指需要谨慎处理和对待。
fine隐含“不易察觉的”意味。
subtle侧重有洞察、领悟事物细微差别以及微妙关系的能力。

记忆方法

1. 光滑的(皮肤，丝绸)，精致的(五官)，纤细的(身材)，娇弱的，(颜色味道)淡淡的，精细的(尤指眼科手术).
2. deli谐音“黛丽”(黛玉美丽)，并且林黛玉身体纤弱。

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