| 单词 | exquisite |
| 释义 | exquisite (once / 235 pages) adj Use exquisite to mean finely or delicately made or done. When you say someone has exquisite taste, you mean that they are able to make fine distinctions. Exquisite describes something that is lovely, beautiful, or excellent. Exquisite pain or agony is very sharp and intense. Exquisite is from Middle English exquisit, from Latin exquisitus, from exquirere "to search out." WORD FAMILYexquisite: exquisitely, exquisiteness, exquisitest USAGE EXAMPLESGiroud then completed the counterattack in an exquisite manner in the 18th minute. Seattle Times(Jan 01, 2017) I discovered some hidden gems — exquisite, moving, challenging novels that never quite achieved liftoff in terms of reader attention and critical acclaim. Seattle Times(Dec 29, 2016) Altura, a little oasis on Seattle’s busy Broadway, is pretty exquisite. Seattle Times(Dec 27, 2016) 1adj delicately beautiful an exquisite cameo Syn dainty delicate exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury 2adj of extreme beauty her exquisite face Syn beautiful delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration 3adj lavishly elegant and refined Syn recherche elegant refined and tasteful in appearance or behavior or style 4adj intense or sharp suffered exquisite pain felt exquisite pleasure Syn keen intense possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree |
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