英:['elɪɡəntlɪ]
美:[ˈɛləɡəntlɪ]
英:['elɪɡəntlɪ]
美:[ˈɛləɡəntlɪ]
词根:elegant
adj.elegant 高雅的,优雅的;讲究的
Adverb
1. with elegance; in a tastefully elegant manner;
"the room was elegantly decorated"
2. in a gracefully elegant manner;
"the members of these groups do not express themselves as accurately or as elegantly as their critics do"
Middle French or Latin; Middle French, from Latin elegant-, elegans; akin to Latin eligere to select — more at elect
The first known use of elegant was in the 15th century
elephantnoun
any of a family of huge thickset nearly hairless mammals that have the snout lengthened into a trunk and two incisors in the upper jaw developed into long outward-curving pointed ivory tusks and that include two living forms:
one with large ears that occurs in tropical Africa
one with relatively small ears that occurs in forests of southeastern Asia
elephantineadjective
very big : huge, massive
lacking grace
of or relating to an elephant
elephantiasisnoun
the enormous enlargement of an arm or a leg or of the scrotum that is caused by blocking of the vessels carrying lymph by nematode worms
elephantnoun
any of a family of huge thickset nearly hairless mammals that have the snout lengthened into a trunk and two incisors in the upper jaw developed into long outward-curving pointed ivory tusks and that include two living forms:
one with large ears that occurs in tropical Africa
one with relatively small ears that occurs in forests of southeastern Asia
elementnoun
one of the four substances air, water, fire, or earth formerly believed to make up the physical universe
plural forces of natureespecially: stormy or cold weather
the state or place natural or suited to a person or thing
at school she was in her element
one of the parts of which something is made up: as
plural the simplest principles of a subject of study
one of the basic individual things that belong to a mathematical set or class called alsomember
any of more than 100 fundamental substances that consist of atoms of only one kind and that cannot be separated by ordinary chemical means into simpler substances
a distinct part of a device used in the composing of print matter
plural the bread and wine used in the sacrament of Communion
elementaladjective
of, relating to, or being an elementespecially: existing as an uncombined chemical element
elementary sense 1
of, relating to, or resembling a force of nature
elegynoun
a poem or song expressing sorrow especially for one who is dead
elegantadjective
having or showing elegance
of excellent quality : splendid
1 He has mastered the complex historical background that defined Swift’s life, judiciously examined the conflicting evidence, and produced an intelligent and elegantly written book.
2 It was only when a viewer stood away from the paintings that a mouth, or an elegantly shod foot splashing through silvery liquid came into focus.
3 Stasevska fostered warmth whenever possible, shaping the 12-minute piece’s transfers of elegantly gloomy melodic ornaments from section to section of the ensemble with care and relish.
4 But “Life Is a Dream,” with an elegantly poetic libretto by James Maraniss, who translated, pared down and adapted the Calderón text, still languished.
5 One begins to hunger for some other views, even if less elegantly and sympathetically expressed.
即使温和地表示了同情,其中一方开始寻求其他观点。
6 These are fine examples of re-skinning a Web site easily and elegantly.
这些都是轻松优雅地重新设计Web站点皮肤的很好的例子。
7 She was dressed elegantly in a black-and-white checked top, wool riding pants and high-heeled pumps.
冯姐穿着优雅的黑白格套头毛衣,羊毛马裤和一双高跟舞鞋。
8 I’m hesitant to complain, though, because Natasha’s chaotic life provides such a fascinating counterpoint to the elegantly structured historical drama laced through the novel.
9 And “Roller Coaster” is unexpectedly lovely, a simple conceit about overwhelming passion rendered elegantly: “She’s like a song playing over and over/In my mind, where I still hold her.”
10 It cuts the tension in the narrative arc and makes it go slack, but often elegantly so: the enjoyment then becomes about the journey, rather than the destination.
11 Hardy’s contributions included adding a metal scallop at the top of the legs, a flourish that steps them elegantly outward, giving them more prominence while also making the cabinetry seem to float above.
12 What we said: “A horribly fascinating film, brilliantly written, superbly furnished and designed, with a glorious ensemble cast put to work in an elegantly plotted nightmare.”
13 A second spectacular 10-fold screen shows a profusion of peonies, symbol of wealth, interspersed with elegantly craggy rocks, sign of longevity.
14 The album elegantly expresses helplessness — it may be just the album we didn’t know we needed during these turbulent times.
15 We wore the same haircut, a towering box cut made popular by rappers like Big Daddy Kane, whose elegantly chiseled high-top was the gold standard.
16 Gartner’s Debra Logan wrote elegantly about this topic inspired by Jared Diamond’s Guns, Germs and Steel.
从贾德*戴蒙的《枪炮,病菌与钢铁》得到启发,Gartner公司的德布拉*洛根精彩地地撰写了这个具有创造力的话题。
17 It’s the kind of place where graffiti and crumbling buildings seem elegantly atmospheric instead of shoddy.
18 Her piece, with sheer, oscillating textures that were elegantly conveyed, opened with a mournful introduction whose mood evolved into a more lively and humorous middle section.
19 Here anyway was Mr. Stoppard’s self on a recent weekday afternoon in a Lincoln Center lobby, all 6’1” of it elegantly folded into a cafe chair.
20 An elegantly crafted stone and glass mosaic by Isabell Heimerdinger depicts a hand beside an image of a hand on a cellphone screen, a doubling made more piquant by the old-fashioned technique of its rendering.
2 优雅
class elegant stylish neat finished delicate refined polite exquisite Corinthian gracious graceful cultivated courtly ladylike lightsome gentlemanlike featly Chesterfieldian finely graciously chicly finish grace polish elegance flair delicacy fineness politesse elegancy etherealness bon ton fine polished ethereal balletic gracefully smartly exquisitely daintily snappily distinction refinement nicety gracefulness daintiness refine
3 典雅
4 雅致地