elegance
英['elɪg(ə)ns]
美['ɛləgəns]
词态变化
复数: elegances;副词: elegantly;形容词: elegant;英文词源
- 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.
双语例句
- 1. In the dining-room the draperies create an atmosphere of elegance.
- 在餐厅里，打褶装饰物能营造雅致的氛围。
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- 2. His writings were marked by an extraordinary lucidity and elegance of style.
- 他的作品简洁明晰，文风典雅。
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- 3. There was elegance and simple dignity in the way he bore himself.
- 他举止优雅而庄重。
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- 4. The furniture managed to combine practicality with elegance.
- 那些家具将实用和典雅完美结合。
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- 5. The king carried himself with his customary elegance.
- 国王保持着一贯的温文尔雅。
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