exquisite

英语

词源

源自拉丁語 exquīsītus，exquīrō (“找出，找到”)的过去分词。

发音

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• (英國) 國際音標^(幫助): /ɪkˈskwɪzɪt/, /ˈɛkskwɪzɪt/

形容词

exquisite (比較級 more exquisite，最高級 most exquisite)

1. 上好的，优质的，杰出的，突出的，卓越的

   They sell good coffee and pastries, but their chocolate is exquisite.

   他们卖的咖啡和糕点不错，但是他们的巧克力很棒。

   Sourav Ganguly scored an exquisite century in his debut Test match.

   （請為本使用例添加中文翻譯）

   • Template:RQ:Chambers Younger Set
2. (弃用) 精准的，精确的
3. 深奥的，难懂的
4. 精美的，绝妙的
5. 非常的，过量的，很重的

   exquisite pain or pleasure

   剧痛或极乐

6. 挑剔的，严苛的，非常讲究的

   exquisite judgment, taste, or discernment

   严格的判断，挑剔的品味或挑剔的眼光

   • Template:RQ:Fuller Church History

     his books of Oriental languages, wherein he was exquisite

近义词

• beautiful、delicate、discriminating、perfect

衍生词汇

• exquisite corpse

名词

exquisite (複數 exquisites)

1. (罕用) 花花公子 （自20世纪初叶）
   • 1849, Alexander Mackay, The western world; or, travels in the United States in 1846-87 (page 93)

     It is impossible to meet with a more finished coxcomb than a Broadway exquisite, or a “Broadway swell,” which is the designation attached to him on the spot.

   • 1925, P. G. Wodehouse, Sam the Sudden, Random House, London:2007, p. 42.

     So striking was his appearance that two exquisites, emerging from the Savoy Hotel and pausing on the pavement to wait for a vacant taxi, eyed him with pained disapproval as he approached, and then, starting, stared in amazement.

     'Good Lord!' said the first exquisite.

德语

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形容词

exquisite

1. exquisit 的屈折：
   1. 強變化/混合變化主格/賓格陰性單數
   2. 強變化主格/賓格複數
   3. 弱變化主格任意性別單數
   4. 弱變化賓格陰性/中性單數

拉丁语

分词

exquīsīte

1. exquīsītus 的呼格陽性單數

参考资料

• “exquisite”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891年) An Elementary Latin Dictionary，New York：Harper & Brothers