delicacy

noun

/ˈdelɪkəsi/

(plural delicacies)

[uncountable] the fact of being, or appearing to be, easy to damage or break脆弱；娇嫩
- the delicacy of the fabric织物的精细脆弱
- Her skin had the delicacy of a flower.她的皮肤像花一样娇嫩。
- The eggs of this bird are considered a great delicacy.这种鸟的蛋被视为美味佳肴。
- the exquisite delicacy of the embroidery刺绣的精致
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- exquisite
[uncountable] the quality of being done carefully and gently仔细；温柔
- the delicacy of his touch他那温柔的抚摸
- These objects are very old and should be treated with great delicacy.这些物件很旧了，处理起来要非常小心。
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- exquisite
[uncountable] very careful behaviour in a difficult situation so that nobody is offended周到；体贴 synonym tact
- She handled the situation with great sensitivity and delicacy.她慎重而周到地处理了这个情况。
- He handled the situation with extreme delicacy.他极为小心谨慎地应对这个局面。
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- extreme
- great
- utmost
- …
preposition
- with delicacy
phrases
- a matter of (some) delicacy
[uncountable] the fact that a situation is difficult and somebody may be easily offended棘手；微妙
- I need to talk to you about a matter of some delicacy.我需要与你谈个有点棘手的问题。
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- extreme
- great
- utmost
- …
preposition
- with delicacy
phrases
- a matter of (some) delicacy
[countable] a type of food considered to be very special in a particular place精美的食物；佳肴 synonym speciality
- local delicacies当地的美味佳肴
- Dr Jaffrey handed us a plate of dates: traditionally the delicacy with which to break the Ramadan fast.杰弗瑞博士递给我们一盘枣:传统上，这是斋戒的美味。
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- great
- exotic
- rare
- …
verb + delicacy
- be considered
- sample
- try
- …

词源late Middle English (in the senses ‘voluptuousness’ and ‘luxuriousness’): from delicate + -acy.

词汇	delicacy
释义	delicacy noun /ˈdelɪkəsi/ /ˈdelɪkəsi/ (plural delicacies) [uncountable] the fact of being, or appearing to be, easy to damage or break脆弱；娇嫩 the delicacy of the fabric织物的精细脆弱 Her skin had the delicacy of a flower.她的皮肤像花一样娇嫩。 The eggs of this bird are considered a great delicacy.这种鸟的蛋被视为美味佳肴。 the exquisite delicacy of the embroidery刺绣的精致 Collocations Dictionaryadjective exquisite [uncountable] the quality of being done carefully and gently仔细；温柔 the delicacy of his touch他那温柔的抚摸 These objects are very old and should be treated with great delicacy.这些物件很旧了，处理起来要非常小心。 Collocations Dictionaryadjective exquisite [uncountable] very careful behaviour in a difficult situation so that nobody is offended周到；体贴 synonym tact She handled the situation with great sensitivity and delicacy.她慎重而周到地处理了这个情况。 He handled the situation with extreme delicacy.他极为小心谨慎地应对这个局面。 Collocations Dictionaryadjective extreme great utmost … preposition with delicacy phrases a matter of (some) delicacy [uncountable] the fact that a situation is difficult and somebody may be easily offended棘手；微妙 I need to talk to you about a matter of some delicacy.我需要与你谈个有点棘手的问题。 Collocations Dictionaryadjective extreme great utmost … preposition with delicacy phrases a matter of (some) delicacy [countable] a type of food considered to be very special in a particular place精美的食物；佳肴 synonym speciality local delicacies当地的美味佳肴 Dr Jaffrey handed us a plate of dates: traditionally the delicacy with which to break the Ramadan fast.杰弗瑞博士递给我们一盘枣:传统上，这是斋戒的美味。 Collocations Dictionaryadjective great exotic rare … verb + delicacy be considered sample try … 词源late Middle English (in the senses ‘voluptuousness’ and ‘luxuriousness’): from delicate + -acy.
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