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单词 elegance
释义 el·e·gance
\ˈelə̇gən(t)s, -lēg-\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle French elegance, from Latin elegantia, from Latin elegant-, elegans + -ia -y
1.
 a. : refined grace or dignified propriety that expresses good breeding or good taste : urbanity
  < never looked more radiant, moved with greater elegance, ease, or grace, or acted with truer style — John Mason Brown >
  < waltzes performed with great delicacy and elegance to the music of eight guitars — C.L.Jones >
 b. : tasteful richness of design or ornamentation : refined luxury
  < householders who demand elegance in the chambers they sleep in, no matter what the price tags say — New Yorker >
 c. : dignified gracefulness or restrained beauty of style : polish
  < a cultivated man should express himself by tongue or pen with some accuracy and elegance — C.W.Eliot >
 d. : scientific precision, neatness, and simplicity
  < the elegance of a mathematical equation — Lewis Mumford >
2. : something that is elegant : refinement
 < I flatter myself that we've always preserved the elegances, the finer graces — Elmer Davis >
3. pharmacy : the quality or state of being elegant or of having elegant characteristics
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