dainty

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英语专业八级

dainty 是什么意思

中文释义

a. 秀丽的；美味的；讲究的；挑剔的

英文释义

n. something considered choice to eat

s. affectedly dainty or refined

s. delicately beautiful

s. especially pleasing to the taste;

dainty 的真实例句

以下例句摘自真实英文文章，看看 dainty 在自然语境里怎么用：

Cotton paints a dainty, idealizing picture of English country people neatly divided by the labor they perform (and superimposed with classical imagery and symbolism).

—— From Birdsong to Sheep’s Eyes: How Nature Helps Us Tell Time

Peggy described her own playing style as dainty—at least, in her word, “daintier” than Betty’s, of which Peggy used the word “bulldog.” On a squash court, Betty was something like Pepper going off-tackle.

—— Tabula Rasa: Volume Six, by John McPhee

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