| 单词 | delicate |
|---|---|
| 音标 | ['delikit] |
| 解释 | a.娇嫩的；精致的，优美的 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 adj. 柔软的,娇嫩的(tende r when touched);精致的, 优美的(very carefully made ) 【记】 de (一再)+lic(引诱)+at e→一再引诱人的→精 美的 |
| 字源 | 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;" 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. |
| 不择手段背单词 | 无 |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】delicious 美味的特点，柔软，细嫩； 精致. |
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