delicacy

['delikəsi]

n.柔弱, 精致, 优雅, 谨慎, 佳肴

n.

1. 精美; 柔软; 娇嫩; 优雅[U]

the delicacy of a baby's skin

婴儿皮肤的娇嫩

2. 灵敏, 敏感; 灵巧[U]

the delicacy of a compass

指南针的灵敏

3. 微妙; 棘手[U]

negotiations of great delicacy

极其棘手的谈判

4. 体谅; 周到[U]

5. 柔弱, 纤弱[U]

The delicacy of his health alarmed us all.

他虚弱的身体使我们大家都很担忧。

6. 美味, 佳肴[C]

caviar and other delicacies

鱼子酱及其他美味食品

词形变化

名词复数: delicacies |

词义辨析

同义:

n.纤细

fineness  slightness  slenderness  tenderness  lightness  daintiness  exquisiteness

n.美味

titbit  appetizer  dainty  sweetmeat  morsel  goody  treat

n.优雅

refinement  finesse  nicety  grace  consideration  tact  subtlety  diplomacy

n.棘手

criticalness  ticklishness  difficulty  arduousness

n.脆弱

frailty  frailness  infirmity  feebleness  fragility  

同义参见:

beauty  weakness  airiness  

反义:

n.细致; 敏感

indelicacy  

英英释义

名词 delicacy:

the quality of being beautiful and delicate in appearance

同义词：daintiness, fineness

something considered choice to eat

同义词：dainty, goody, kickshaw, treat

refined taste; tact

同义词：discretion

smallness of stature

同义词：slightness

lack of physical strength

同义词：fragility

subtly skillful handling of a situation

同义词：diplomacy, discreetness, finesse

lightness in movement or manner

同义词：airiness

补充

delicacydelicacy英:[ˈdelikəsi] 美:[ˈdɛlɪkəsi]n.1.精致, 精美; 娇嫩She has full of feminine delicacy.她充满了女性的娇柔。2.精美的食物Smoked herring is a local delicacy.烟熏鲱鱼是当地一种美味食品。

例句

1. the delicacy of this thin china薄瓷的精致 2. How the furniture came to be there was a matter of some delicacy.家具如何运来是个麻烦的问题。 3. Smoked salmon was considered an expensive delicacy.熏鲑鱼被认为是一道昂贵的佳肴。 4. We sampled the local delicacies.我们品尝了当地美食。 5. Both countries are behaving with rare delicacy.两国表现出难得的周全礼仪。 6. He's shown considerable delicacy and tact in feeling the public mood.他在体察民情方面表现得相当圆熟与练达。 7. a country where the feminine ideal is delicacy, slimness, and grace认为理想女性的标准是娇美、苗条与优雅的国家 8. The delicacy of the instrument is such that the least difference of temperature is immediately made sensible by the movement of the acid.这种仪器非常灵敏, 即使最细微的温度变化都可以通过酸性物质的运动即时显示出来。 9. miniature pearls of exquisite delicacy.高雅精致的小珍珠。 10. the delicacy of the situation.形势的微妙。 11. I have to treat this matter with the utmost delicacy.我不得不非常仔细地来对待这件事。 12. a Chinese delicacy.中华美食。 13. Be tactful! It's a matter of some delicacy.要审慎处理！这事颇为敏感。 14. Try this dish, it's a local delicacy.试试这个，这是本地的名菜。 15. The restaurant serves delicious sausages and other regional delicacies.这家餐馆供应美味的香肠和其他地方风味。 16. the delicacy of the glassware玻璃器皿的易碎性 17. the delicacy [=frailty] of his health他虚弱的身体 18. The curtains were made from fine lace of great delicacy.这些窗帘是用非常精美的高档蕾丝做成的。 19. a musician known for the delicacy of her compositions以创作多部优美的音乐作品著称的女音乐家 20. the delicacy of the young boy's features这个小男孩秀气的容貌 21. the delicacy of the perfume这种香水的淡香 22. the delicacy of the wine's flavor这种葡萄酒味道的淡香 23. This is a difficult situation that should be handled with delicacy. [=tact]这是个要小心应对的困难局面。 24. "Because of the delicacy of the situation, we needed to speak privately."由于情况十分微妙，我们需要单独谈谈。