| 单词 | delicacy |
| 释义 | delicacy (once / 406 pages) n A ballerina's quick, perfect steps? An antique porcelain teacup? A tiny sentence etched inside a silver locket? All of these have delicacy, or fineness that comes from being light, beautiful, or small. A delicacy can also be a prized dish that is eaten on special occasions or is especially loved by those in a certain culture or place. But what is a delicacy to some (chocolate-covered crickets, anyone?) might disgust others. Remember to use delicacy, or tact, in turning down someone else's delicacies. This could help you avoid hurting someone's feelings. WORD FAMILYdelicacy: delicacies, indelicacy+/delicate: delicacy, delicately, delicater, delicatest, indelicate, overdelicate/indelicacy: indelicacies/indelicate: indelicately USAGE EXAMPLESVillafuerte offered roast pig, a popular Christmas delicacy locally called “lechon”, in evacuation centers to entice villagers to move to emergency shelters. The Guardian(Dec 25, 2016) The holiday delicacy is lechon — whole suckling pig, a Filipino delicacy. Los Angeles Times(Dec 24, 2016) He told DiCaprio that seeing Earth’s atmosphere as a “tiny little onion skin” from space helped him gain a fuller understanding of the planet’s delicacy. Seattle Times(Dec 23, 2016) 1n the quality of being beautiful and delicate in appearance Syn|Hyper daintiness, fineness elegance a refined quality of gracefulness and good taste 2n refined taste; tact Syn|Hyper discretion appreciation, discernment, perceptiveness, taste delicate discrimination (especially of aesthetic values) 3n smallness of stature Syn|Hyper slightness littleness, smallness the property of having a relatively small size 4n lack of physical strength Syn|Hyper fragility weakness the property of lacking physical or mental strength; liability to failure under pressure or stress or strain 5n lightness in movement or manner Syn|Hyper airiness life, liveliness, spirit, sprightliness animation and energy in action or expression 6n subtly skillful handling of a situation Syn|Hyper diplomacy, discreetness, finesse tact, tactfulness consideration in dealing with others and avoiding giving offense 7n something considered choice to eat Syn|Hypo|Hyper dainty, goody, kickshaw, treat choice morsel, tidbit, titbit a small tasty bit of food savory, savouryan aromatic or spicy dish served at the end of dinner or as an hors d'oeuvre confection, sweeta food rich in sugar ambrosia, nectar(classical mythology) the food and drink of the gods; mortals who ate it became immortal gelatin, jellyan edible jelly (sweet or pungent) made with gelatin and used as a dessert or salad base or a coating for foods bone marrow, marrowvery tender and very nutritious tissue from marrowbones calf's-foot jellya savory jelly made with gelatin obtained by boiling calves' feet confectionerycandy and other sweets considered collectively confiturepreserved or candied fruit sweetmeata sweetened delicacy (as a preserve or pastry) candy, confecta rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts hardbakea British sweet made with molasses and butter and almonds chewing gum, guma preparation (usually made of sweetened chicle) for chewing candied apple, candy apple, caramel apple, taffy apple, toffee applean apple that is covered with a candy-like substance (usually caramelized sugar) center, centrethe sweet central portion of a piece of candy that is enclosed in chocolate or some other covering comfitcandy containing a fruit or nut maraschino, maraschino cherrycherry preserved in true or imitation maraschino liqueur nonpareilcolored beads of sugar used as a topping on e.g. candies and cookies gelatin dessertjellied dessert made with gelatin and fruit juice or water aspicsavory jelly based on fish or meat stock used as a mold for meats or vegetables aliment, alimentation, nourishment, nutriment, nutrition, sustenance, victuals a source of materials to nourish the body |
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