delicate

英式音标：[ˈdelɪkət]播放读音

美式音标：[ˈdɛlɪkɪt]播放读音

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概况：

adj. 微妙的；精美的，雅致的；柔和的；易碎的；纤弱的；清淡可口的

词义：

adj.

微妙的；熟练的；纤弱的；易损的

双语释义

adj.(形容词)

娇弱的,纤细的 soft or tender when touched; made of sth fine or thin

易碎的,脆弱的 easily damaged or injured

微妙的,有技巧的,得当的 sensitive; showing or needing tact and good judgement in human relations

精美的,雅致的 finely made; delightful

英英释义

delicate[ 'delikət ]

adj.

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"

同义词：fragilefrail

easily hurt

"a baby's delicate skin"

同义词：soft

developed with extreme delicacy and subtlety

同义词：finespun

difficult to handle; requiring great tact

"delicate negotiations with the big powers"

同义词：ticklishtouchy

of an instrument or device; capable of registering minute differences or changes precisely

"almost undetectable with even the most delicate instruments"

用法：

词汇搭配

用作形容词 (adj.)

～+名词

delicate perfume淡雅的香水

delicate plant娇弱的植物

delicate sense of smell灵敏的嗅觉

delicate shade of pink淡粉红色

delicate skin娇嫩的皮肤

delicate structure精巧的结构

delicate china易碎的瓷器

the delicate flavor of salmon鲑鱼清淡可口的味道

the delicate beauty of snowflake雪花的精美

～+介词

delicate for对…敏感

词组短语

delicate balance微妙的平衡

同近义词辨析

delicate, fine, subtle

这组词都有“微妙的，细微的”的意思，其区别是：

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。

双语例句

用作形容词(adj.)

The international situation is very delicate at present.
目前的国际形势极其微妙。

He persecuted me with various delicate questions.
他用种种微妙的问题把我难倒了。

She wears a dress with delicate lace.
她穿了一件带有精致花边的裙子。

Don't grasp at the delicate branch, or you may break it.
不要去抓这嫩枝,你会把它折断的。

The scientist needs some delicate instruments.
这位科学家需要一些精密的仪器。

He has a delicate sense of smell.
他嗅觉灵敏。

They are the most delicate morsels.
这些确是最好吃的部分。

权威例句

Delicate Balance of Terror, The

Protecting delicate semiconductor features during wet etching

A Delicate Balance: Homeostatic Control of Copper Uptake and Distribution

Population and water resources: a delicate balance.

Peptides in positive and negative selection: a delicate balance

The delicate balance between fat and muscle: adipokines in metabolic disease and musculoskeletal inflammation.

On the Sensitivity of R&D to Delicate Tax Changes: The Behavior of U.S. Multinationals in the 1980s

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Reactive oxygen species and temperature stresses: A delicate balance between signaling and destruction

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同义词：subtle,subtile,suave,soave,refined,porcelain,pastel,nuanced,muted,milky,mellow,gracious,gracile,friable,frangible,fragile,fine,female,favonian,etherial,downy,dicky,crunchy,crump,crumbly,crispy,crisp,brittle,brickle,breakable,blandest

同根词：delicious,delicately,delicate,delicacy

英语词源：

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.

造句：

1. charmingly delicate

绰约多姿

-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 翻译样例

2. a delicate violin passage; delicate china; a delicate flavor; the delicate wing of a butterfly.

微妙的小提琴段落；精致的瓷器；精致的滋味；蝴蝶脆弱的翅膀。

-- 来源 -- 汉英 - 翻译参考

3. a delicate flavor;a delicate violin passage.

精美的口味；优雅的小提琴乐章

-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 短句参考

4. delicate colour

娇嫩色泽,柔和色泽

-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 翻译参考[网络]

5. delicate colors

柔和的颜色

-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 翻译样例

6. Delicate problem.

微妙的问题。

-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 翻译样例

7. delicate feeling

温情

-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 短句参考

8. delicate adjustment

精调，微调

-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 翻译参考[网络]

9. delicate textile

精细织物

-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 翻译参考[网络]

10. delicate balance

精巧的平衡

-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 翻译参考[网络]