(of people or their behaviour )人或行为 attractive and showing a good sense of style synonym stylish优美的;文雅的 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
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(of clothes, places and things )衣服、地方和物品 attractive and designed well synonym stylish漂亮雅致的;陈设讲究的;精美的 an elegant dress 高雅的连衣裙 an elegant room/restaurant 雅致的房间/餐厅
Extra ExamplesTopics Clothes and Fashionb2The beautifully elegant spire rises to a height of 80 metres. 美丽优雅的塔尖高达80米。 the foyer of an impossibly elegant Paris hotel 巴黎一家极为优雅的酒店的门厅 Guests can dine and relax in comfortable elegant surroundings. 客人可以在舒适高雅的环境中用餐和休息。 the artist's supremely elegant portraits of society beauties 艺术家所作的极为雅致的社交名媛画像 She was looking for something cool and elegant to wear. 她想找件时髦雅致的衣服穿。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- feel
- look
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- extremely
- fairly
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(of a plan or an idea )计划或想法 clever but simple 简练的;简洁的;简明的 an elegant solution to the problem 解决这个问题的简要方法
Word Originlate 15th cent.: from French, or from Latin elegans, elegant-, related to eligere ‘choose, select’, from e- (variant of ex-) ‘out’ + legere ‘to pick’.