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单词 delectable
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
de•lec•ta•ble /dɪˈlɛktəbəl/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. delightful;
    highly pleasing;
    attractive:a delectable meal.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
de•lec•ta•ble  (di lektə bəl),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. delightful;
    highly pleasing;
    enjoyable:a delectable witticism.
  2. delicious:a delectable dinner.

n. 
  1. an especially appealing or appetizing food or dish:a buffet table spread with delectables.
  • Latin dēlectābilis delightful, equivalent. to dēlectā(re) to delight (frequentative of dēlicere to entice) + -bilis -ble
  • Middle English 1350–1400
de•lecta•ble•ness, de•lec′ta•bili•ty, n. 
de•lecta•bly, adv. 
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged pleasurable, gratifying, agreeable; amusing, entertaining.
    • 1, 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged disagreeable, distasteful.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
delectable /dɪˈlɛktəbəl/ adj
  1. highly enjoyable, esp pleasing to the taste; delightful
Etymology: 14th Century: from Latin dēlectābilis, from dēlectāre to delight

deˈlectableness, deˌlectaˈbility n
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