dainty
dainty 英 [ˈdeɪnti] 美 [ˈdenti]
adj. 美味的；讲究的；秀丽的；挑剔的 n. 美味
名词复数:dainties 比较级:daintier 最高级:daintiest
- Dainty means tiny, delicate, and lovely, so you could describe a little china tea set as dainty, and you could also call the tiny cakes on the little plates dainty.
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- adj. 美味的；讲究的；秀丽的；挑剔的
- n. 美味
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1. French is famous as the dainty eaters. In France, the lunch and dinner is very rich.
法国人讲究饮食是世界闻名的，就连平日的午餐和晚餐也非常丰盛。
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2. The ceiling is low, the wallpaper is dainty blue flowers, the bedspread is bluechintz, the carpet is white, and it smells of powder and dentures and old skin.
天花板有点低，墙纸是秀丽的蓝色花朵，床罩是蓝色印花棉布，地毯是白色的，整个房间闻起来有股药、假牙和老皮混合起来的味道。
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3. One thing, however, is clear: the dainty sponge of British tradition has been usurped.
但有一点是清楚地：英国的传统美味已被替代。
- dainty (adj.) c. 1300, deinte, "delightful, pleasing," from dainty (n.). Meaning evolved in Middle English to "choice, excellent" (late 14c.) to "delicately pretty." Related: Daintiness.
- dainty (n.) c. 1300, "excellence, elegance; a luxury," from Old French deintie (12c.) "price, value," also "delicacy, pleasure," from Latin dignitatem (nominative dignitas) "greatness, rank, worthiness, worth, beauty," from dignus "worthy, proper, fitting," from PIE *dek-no-, from root *dek- "to take, accept."
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