(of people and things )人和物 small and pretty in a way that people find attractive synonym delicate娇小的;娇美的;精致的;小巧的 dainty feet 娇小可爱的脚 a dainty porcelain cup 小巧玲珑的瓷杯
(of movements )举止 careful, often in a way that suggests good manners synonym delicate文雅的;优雅的;高雅的
Word OriginMiddle English (as noun): from Old French daintie, deintie ‘choice morsel, pleasure’, from Latin dignitas ‘worthiness or beauty’, from dignus ‘worthy’.