喜樂美語
  1. 1

    Two related meanings. (1) A special food that people enjoy as a treat, often rare or expensive — what counts as a delicacy is different in each country (for example, is a delicacy to some people, and so is , a kind of fish egg). (2) The quality of being delicate — handling something gently and carefully, especially a topic that could easily upset or someone, like money problems or a breakup. 'Handle it with delicacy' means 'be gentle and careful with it.'

    (1) 珍饈、佳餚 (特別的美食) (2) 細膩、謹慎 (小心翼翼地處理事情)

    例句逐字對照、搭配詞、易混淆字

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組成delicate (soft, easily broken, or needing gentle care) + cy (turns it into a naming word for that quality)

同家族的字

  • delicatedelicacy is built on delicate + cy

原始詞典資料6 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

delicacynoun/ˈdɛlɪkəsi/

  • 1

    The quality of being delicate.

    • […] for unless a matter be true enough to stand a good deal of misrepresentation, its truth is not of a very robust order, and the blame will rather lie with its own delicacy than with the carelessness of the crusher.
  • 2

    Something appealing, usually a pleasing food, especially a choice dish of a certain culture suggesting rarity and refinement.

    • a Chinese delicacy
  • 3

    Fineness or elegance of construction or appearance.

  • 4

    Frailty of health or fitness.

  • 5

    Refinement in taste or discrimination.

  • 6

    Tact and propriety; the need for such tact.

資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。