elegant
英 ['elɪg(ə)nt]
美['ɛləgənt]
- adj. 高雅的，优雅的；讲究的；简炼的；简洁的
词态变化
副词: elegantly;名词: elegance;
助记提示
1. 一只露出大腿的蚂蚁.
分析：e——“鹅”的拼音；leg——脚；ant——蚂蚁。
记忆：鹅的脚上趴着一只优雅的蚂蚁。
分析：e——“鹅”的拼音；leg——脚；ant——蚂蚁。
记忆：鹅的脚上趴着一只优雅的蚂蚁。
中文词源
elegant 优雅的
e-, 向外。-leg, 收集，选出，词源同college, eligible. 即选出来的，优秀的，优雅的。
英英释意
- 1. refined and tasteful in appearance or behavior or style;
- "elegant handwriting"
- "an elegant dark suit"
- "she was elegant to her fingertips"
- "small churches with elegant white spires"
- "an elegant mathematical solution--simple and precise and lucid"
- 2. suggesting taste, ease, and wealth
- 3. of seemingly effortless beauty in form or proportion
- 4. refined or imposing in manner or appearance; befitting a royal court;
- "a courtly gentleman"
英文词源
- elegant
- elegant: [15] Someone who made careful, fastidious choices was termed in Latin ēlegāns. This was the present participle of a hypothetical verb *ēlegāre, a derivative of ēligere ‘pick out, select’ (source of English elect). Originally it seems to have been a derogatory term – ‘fussy, foppish’ – but by classical times it signified more approvingly ‘making refined choices’, and was also transferred to the things chosen – ‘choice, tasteful’. English probably acquired the word via French.
=> elect - elegant (adj.)
- late 15c., "tastefully ornate," from Middle French élégant (15c.), from Latin elegantem (nominative elegans) "choice, fine, tasteful," collateral form of present participle of eligere "select with care, choose." Meaning "characterized by refined grace" is from 1520s. Latin elegans originally was a term of reproach, "dainty, fastidious;" the notion of "tastefully refined" emerged in classical Latin. Related: Elegantly.
Elegant implies that anything of an artificial character to which it is applied is the result of training and cultivation through the study of models or ideals of grace; graceful implies less of consciousness, and suggests often a natural gift. A rustic, uneducated girl may be naturally graceful, but not elegant.
考试真题
- The author thinks her friend made a rational decision in choosing a more hospitable place over an apparently elegant assisted living home.
出自-2016年6月阅读原文
- I have seen this place—it is elegant, inside and out.
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- His keen interest in designing elegant and user-friendly gadgets.
出自-2012年12月阅读原文
- I have seen this place—It is elegant, inside and out.
2016年6月四级真题（第三套）阅读 Section B
- I was extremely inspired by the elegant way the words sounded.
2019年高考英语天津卷 阅读理解 阅读B 原文
- Truly elegant chopsticks might be made of gold and silver with Chinese characters.
2016年高考英语全国卷3 语法填空 原文
- Completed in 1875, the State Department's south wing was the first to be occupied, with its elegant four-story library ( ' , completed in 1876), Diplomatic Reception Room, and Secretary's office decorated with carved wood, Oriental rugs, and stenciled wall patterns.
出自-2018年考研阅读原文
- Completed in 1875, the State Department's south wing was the first to be occupied, with its elegant four-story library, diplomatic Reception Room, and Secretary's office decorated with carved wood, Oriental rugs, and stenciled wall patterns.
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- Long is Britain's best-known Land Artist and his Stone circle, a perfect ring of purplish rocks from Portishead beach laid out on the gallery floor, represents the elegant, rarefied side of the form.
2014年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ
- The apartments in the elegant towers mies built on Chicago's Lake Shore Drive, for example, were smaller-two-bedroom units under 1, 000 square feet-than those in their older neighbors along the city's Gold Coast.
2011年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ
实用场景例句
- She was tall and elegant.
- 她身材修长，优雅大方。
牛津词典
- an elegant dress
- 高雅的连衣裙
牛津词典
- an elegant room/restaurant
- 雅致的房间 / 餐厅
牛津词典
- an elegant solution to the problem
- 解决这个问题的简要方法
牛津词典
- [不可数名词]She dresses with casual elegance.
- 她的穿着随意而不失雅致。
牛津词典
- His writing combines elegance and wit.
- 他的文章典雅而又风趣。
牛津词典
- elegantly dressed
- 穿着考究
牛津词典
- elegantly furnished
- 布置精美
牛津词典
- The document impressed me with its elegant simplicity.
- 那份文件的简洁明了给我留下了深刻印象。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- ...an elegant restaurant.
- 雅致的餐厅
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Patricia looked beautiful and elegant as always.
- 帕特里夏一如既往地美丽优雅。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- She was an elegant and accomplished woman.
- 她是位优雅的才女.
《简明英汉词典》
- A man's demeanor is high and elegant.
- 器宇高雅.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- She has become a grotesque parody of her former elegant self.
- 她成为了以前那个举止优雅的自己的怪诞模仿品.
《简明英汉词典》
- She glittered at the elegant table.
- 她坐在典雅的桌子旁边显得光彩照人.
《简明英汉词典》
- The design on this quilt cover is quite elegant.
- 这被面的花儿很大方.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- Despite its immensity, it is both simple and elegant, fulfilling its designer's dream to create'an enormous object drawn as faintly as possible.
- 桥尽管很大, 但它结构简单,而外形雅观, 实现了设计师要创造出 “ 一个在重物作用下尽可能不变形的庞然大物”的理想.
《用法词典》
- She dressed with elegant simplicity.
- 她穿着朴素高雅.
《简明英汉词典》
- She has a life of elegant ease.
- 她过着风雅悠闲的生活.
《简明英汉词典》
- Some of the embroideries are in bold , bright colours ; others are quietly elegant.
- 刺绣品有的鲜艳, 有的淡雅.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- Putting on a hat can be a ceremonious act, an elegant gesture in the ritual of dressing.
- 戴帽子被看作一种礼节性的举动, 是着装仪式上一个优雅的举动.
《简明英汉词典》
- Her house was elegant and her table danity.
- 她的房舍典雅,而且饭菜讲究.
《用法词典》
- She was an elegant and accomplished woman.
- 她是位优雅的才女。
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
- She is always so chic, so elegant.
- 她总是那么时髦，那么优雅。
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
- the restaurant's elegant new decor
- 餐馆内部别致的新装潢
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
- She was tall and elegant.
- 她身材修长，优雅大方。
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
- He looked relaxed and elegant and had the patina of success.
- 他神态轻松潇洒，给人成功的印象。
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
- an elegant Georgian town house
- 一套具有乔治王朝时期风格的典雅排房
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》