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dainty

adjective
🔊/ˈdeɪnti/
🔊/ˈdeɪnti/
(comparative daintier, superlative daintiest)
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  1. (of people and things人和物) small and pretty in a way that people find attractive 娇小的；娇美的；精致的；小巧的synonym delicate
    • dainty feet娇小可爱的脚
    • a dainty porcelain cup小巧玲珑的瓷杯
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  2. (of movements举止) careful, often in a way that suggests good manners文雅的；优雅的；高雅的 synonym delicate
    • She took a dainty little bite of the apple.她文雅地咬了一小口苹果。🔊🔊
    3. Word OriginMiddle English (as noun): from Old French daintie, deintie ‘choice morsel, pleasure’, from Latin dignitas ‘worthiness or beauty’, from dignus ‘worthy’.