| 单词 | dainty |
| 释义 | dain·ty I. 1. < a London dainty — a pyramid of jelly — Virginia Woolf > < the various dainties served at supper — E.H.Collis > 2. < sloe-eyed dainties in satin skirts and magenta saris — P.C.Jain > 3. obsolete II. 1. a. now dialect Britain < a dainty lass > < dainty weather > b. obsolete 2. a. < dainty bits make rich the ribs — Shakespeare > b. < the dainty crumpets at the tearoom > 3. < a dainty Spanish sword — S.P.B.Mais > < dainty teacups > 4. obsolete < let us not be dainty of leave-taking — Shakespeare > 5. a. < the hungry cannot be dainty — Mary W. Shelley > < the spirit of romance, gross and tawdry in vulgar minds, dainty and refined in the more cultivated — V.L.Parrington > b. < steps dainty as those of a French dancing master — George Meredith > < gentry too dainty to risk blisters on their hands — G.W.Johnson > Synonyms: see choice, nice |
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