dainty
中文来自 ECDICT
- adj.
- 秀丽的；美味的；讲究的；挑剔的
演变路径（由近及远）
- 英语
- 继承自 ←中古英语 deynte
- 源自 ←古法语 deintié
- 源自 ←拉丁语 dignitātem
原始词根
原始印欧语 *deḱ-
词源说明
From Middle English deynte (as noun), from Old French deintié, from Latin dignitātem. Doublet of dignity.
释义（英文）
形容词 Adjective
- Elegant; delicately small and pretty.
- Fastidious and fussy, especially when eating.
- (obsolete) Excellent; valuable, fine.
名词 Noun
- A delicacy (choice or pleasing food).
- (Northwestern Ontario, Canadian Prairies, British Columbia, usually in the plural) A fancy