英:[ˈdeɪnti]
美:[ˈdenti]
英:[ˈdeɪnti]
美:[ˈdenti]
dain·ty
deIn ti
复数:dainties
比较级:daintier或more dainty
最高级:daintiest或most dainty
daintily (adv.), daintiness (n.)
词根:dainty
adv.daintily 讲究地;优美地;难以取悦地;可口地
n.daintiness 优美;美味;过分的讲究
noun
something delicious to the taste
a London dainty—a pyramid of jelly—Virginia Woolf
something choice or pleasing
obsolete fastidiousness
adjective
tasting good : tasty
dainty morsels
attractively prepared and served
dainty sandwiches on silver trays
marked by delicate or diminutive beauty, form, or grace took a dainty sip
dainty teacups
obsolete chary, reluctant
… let us not be dainty of leave-taking …—Shakespeare
marked by fastidious discrimination or finicky taste
showing avoidance of anything rough
gentry too dainty to risk blisters on their hands—G. W. Johnson
约于1300年, deinte,意为“令人愉悦的,令人满意的”(12世纪晚期作为姓氏出现),源自于 dainty(名词); 见下文。在中古英语中,其含义演变为“选择,卓越”(14世纪晚期)到“精致漂亮,展现出精湛的品味或技巧”(约1400年)。“挑剔,假装精细,软弱,女性化”的意义始于1570年代。相关词汇: Daintiness。
名词中古英语 deinte,意为“关注,感情”(13世纪中期),约于1300年作为“卓越,优雅”的意思; 也指“奢侈品,珍品,美食或美酒”; 源自于盎格鲁-法语 deinte,古法语 deintie(12世纪)“价格,价值”,也指“精致,愉悦”,源自于拉丁语 dignitatem(主格 dignitas)“伟大,地位,价值,美丽”,源自于 dignus “值得,适当,合适”,源自于 PIE *dek-no-,源自于词根 *dek- “接受,接纳”。
Noun Middle English deinte, dainte "state of honor, high esteem, delight, luxury, marvel, delicacy, choice morsel," borrowed from Anglo-French deinté, dainté "esteem, fine object or deed, choice morsel" (continental Old French deintié), going back to Latin dignitāt-, dignitās "suitability, excellence, standing, esteem" — more at dignity Adjective Middle English deinte "excellent, delightful, (of food or drink) fine, delicious," adjective derivative of deinte, dainte "high esteem, delight, luxury, delicacy, choice morsel" — more at dainty >entry 1
The first known use of dainty was in the 14th century
daisnoun
a raised platform (as in a large room)
dairymannoun
a person who operates a dairy farm or works in a dairy
dairymaidnoun
a woman employed in a dairy
dairyingnoun
the business of operating a dairy
dairynoun
a place where milk is kept and butter or cheese is made
a farm devoted to the production of milk
a company that sells milk and milk products
milk from a cow or other domestic animal (as a goat)also: food (as ice cream, cheese, or yogurt) made primarily of or from milk
daiquirinoun
a cocktail made usually of rum, lime juice, and sugar
dainty1 of 2noun
something delicious to the taste : delicacy
dainty2 of 2adjective
tasty sense 1, delicious
delicately pretty
a dainty flower
having or showing delicate or finicky taste
a dainty eater
1 It is really incredible that such dainty thing is made by this trivial stuff.
很难想像一些这麽微不足道的东西能造出那麽精致的沙花瓶吧.
2 She boils water and serves us lemon balm tea in dainty yel- low cups.
3 Sure, I had to set the table, but her mother used dainty china every night and she had to hand-dry the plates.
4 The girls were dainty and feminine.
这些女子们娇美而又温柔。
5 Next month pet boutiques will sell Halloween pumpkin outfits and dainty witches' hats.
下个月宠物精品店将会发售万圣节南瓜套装和漂亮的女巫帽。
6 Ruth was dabbing at her mouth with her paper napkin, ever dainty, ever refined, even as the slot machines clanged and beeped one room over.
7 Of course, Francie noted, the favored children, the clean, the dainty, the cared-for in the front seats, were allowed to leave at any time.
8 And, after circling the chicken wire pen once, it took two dainty steps backward and, with an effortless leap, sailed over the four-foot-high barrier.
9 Puli, hopping up and down beside me, was likewise veering from one dainty to another.
10 They served dainty sandwiches on silver trays.
11 Dainty sauces are the life, the nobility of famous dishes.
美味的调料给上等佳肴以生命和华贵.
12 But Brave Orchid would not relent; her dainty sister would just have to toughen up.
13 The plant wasn’t like those pretty, dainty little flowers that we were looking at before, thank God.
14 But he resisted her with such skill that she was finally driven out to escape the inevitable boredom produced by such a dainty life.
15 His shot, however, was surprisingly dainty and soft.
16 “A princess fills her spoon half full so she can take dainty princess sips.”
17 There were small lacquered dainty ones lined with tufted white satin, with a large fringed umbrella that was used by fine and delicate ladies.
18 Her hair was decorated with dainty pink flowers.
19 “Even you have small hands, Cammie. Long fingers, but dainty hands.”
20 The little girl wore a dainty dress.
小姑娘穿着一件漂亮的连衣裙。
1 美食
3 文雅
elegant pleasant cultured grace polish gentility quiet decent gentle finished polished humane gracious civilized suave urbane debonair decorous svelte maidenly Chesterfieldian gently prettily finish distinction urbanity suavity gentilesse civilize
4 讲究
nice dressy daintily particular smug particularity elegant daintiness slapup tailored aristocratic elaborate ritzy fussed recherche particular about
5 美味的
delicious tasty delicate delectable palatable scrumptious toothsome mouthwatering scrummy yummy luscious delish yum-yum nummy finger-licking good lovely enjoyable savoury gourmet lush savory sapid mouth-watering flavorous melt in the mouth goluptious exquisite tasteful appetizing gusty toothy flavorsome dulcet relishable nice sweet
7 讲究的
nice dressy particular smug elegant slapup tailored aristocratic elaborate ritzy fussed recherche
8 勉强
narrow mechanic forced reluctant unwilling strained constrained tardy reticent grudging left-footed farfetched uneager just barely reluctantly scant reluctance reticence with bad grace constrain oneself only just
9 娇美的
10 好看
sonsy fair-faced clean sweet showy clean-cut comely seemly dossy dulcet sightly sonsie gradely daintily
11 优雅
refined chic polished graceful ethereal schmick soignée finely class grace polish refinement gentle feminine exquisite feline supple balletic poise finesse femininity
13 文雅的
elegant pleasant cultured quiet decent gentle finished polished humane gracious civilized suave urbane debonair decorous svelte maidenly Chesterfieldian
15 美味
delicious tasty delicate delectable palatable scrumptious toothsome mouthwatering relish good lovely enjoyable luscious savoury gourmet lush savory oyster savor delicacy sapid yummy mouth-watering flavorous savour melt in the mouth slobbergulluious nutty tasteful appetizing ambrosial dulcet ambrosian sunket sweetness caviar manna cate daintiness caviare kitchen physic goluptious exquisite gusty toothy flavorsome relishable regale nice sweet deliciously sapidity deliciousness bonne bouche
17 好吃
goloptious goluptious delicious tasty yummy savory palatable scrumptious savoury daintily down appetizing moreish melt in the mouth
19 漂亮的
able pretty swell handsome spruce nifty swagger snazzy saucy foxy dishy well-favored a love of
20 敏感
feeling sensitive tender delicate susceptible feminine sensuous thin-skinned alive delicacy nicety sensitize alive to have a thin skin
21 轻盈
22 可口之物
23 娇小的
24 过分讲究
miminy-piminy nicey-nice curious precious picky fussy finicky fastidious anal-retentive niminy-piminy overcurious overnice curiosity particularity
26 好吃的
goloptious goluptious delicious tasty yummy savory palatable scrumptious savoury appetizing moreish
27 爽口
28 好看的
sonsy fair-faced clean sweet showy clean-cut comely seemly dossy dulcet sightly sonsie gradely
30 爽口的
31 优雅的
elegant polished graceful posh genteel courtly larney well turned refined chic ethereal schmick soignée gentle feminine exquisite feline supple balletic
32 小巧玲珑
33 勉强的
narrow mechanic forced reluctant unwilling strained constrained tardy reticent grudging left-footed farfetched uneager
39 轻盈的
40 高雅的
stylish tasteful fine elegant sophisticated tasty modest chic classy posh seraphic upscale spirituel couth spirituelle attic
41 漂亮
able pretty swell handsome spruce nifty swagger snazzy saucy foxy dishy well-favored a love of
42 精巧
light curious artistic delicate exquisite ingenious ethereal skillful masterly subtile delicacy
43 爱挑剔
miminy-piminy critical fussy aristocratic finicky fastidious choosy persnickety chary pernickety niminy-piminy
44 珍馐
45 挑剔
particular picky fussy choosy pettifogging faultfinding criticize crab carp niggle cavil nit-picking nice delicate vinegary censorious railing nicety particularity quarrel kvetch vituperate select fine snippy uncharitable particularly quibble vivisection quiddity fault-finding pettifog reprehend check fault peck at Nice nicely fad naffing nitpick fastidious anal-retentive nitpicking old-maidish quiddle nibble at find fault particular about find fault with
46 可口的
delicious fancy palatable toothsome scrummy tasty yummy good mellow yum-yum finger-licking goluptious smooth flavorful dulcet tasteable
47 优美的
delicate polished exquisite gracious graceful ritzy good free light pretty beautiful proper elegant magnificent handsome polite airy thoroughbred goodly rosewater gainly grazioso lovely fairy ethereal rosy gent tasteful flowery gracile dulcet lightsome lovesome clean-limbed featly concinnous fluent slinky statuesque well-turned nobby
48 有洁癖的
49 精致
pretty fancy delicate exquisite dinky superfine prettily daintily delicacy finely subtle neat delicately craftsmanship
51 高雅
stylish tasteful grace fine elegant sophisticated tasty modest chic classy posh seraphic upscale spirituel couth spirituelle refinedly concinnity class elegance attic decency courtliness sophisticate
52 上品