elegance
英 ['el?g(?)ns]
美['?l?g?ns]
TOEFL中頻詞擴(kuò)展詞匯
詞態(tài)變化
復(fù)數(shù):?elegances;副詞:?elegantly;形容詞:?elegant;
英文詞源
- elegance (n.)
- c. 1500, "tastefulness, correctness, harmoniousness, refinement," of speech or prose, from Middle French élégance, from Latin elegantia "taste, propriety, refinement," from elegantem (see elegant). Earlier form was elegancy (early 15c.). Meaning "refined luxury" is from 1797. Via French come German Eleganz, Swedish elegans, etc.
雙語例句
- 1. In the dining-room the draperies create an atmosphere of elegance.
- 在餐廳里，打褶裝飾物能營造雅致的氛圍。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. His writings were marked by an extraordinary lucidity and elegance of style.
- 他的作品簡潔明晰，文風(fēng)典雅。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. There was elegance and simple dignity in the way he bore himself.
- 他舉止優(yōu)雅而莊重。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. The furniture managed to combine practicality with elegance.
- 那些家具將實(shí)用和典雅完美結(jié)合。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. The king carried himself with his customary elegance.
- 國王保持著一貫的溫文爾雅。
來自柯林斯例句