exquisite

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ex·qui·site /ɪkˈskwɪzət, ˈekskwɪ-/ adjectiveadj

1 BEAUTIFUL/GOOD-LOOKINGextremely beautiful and very delicately made 精美的，精致的

the most exquisite craftsmanship

最精美的工艺

► see thesaurus at beautiful

2 GOOD/EXCELLENTvery sensitive and delicate in the way you behave or do things 细致的，敏感的

She has exquisite taste in art.

她有敏锐的艺术鉴赏力。

3. literarySTRONG FEELING OR BELIEF exquisite pain or pleasure is felt very strongly 〔疼痛或快乐〕强烈的

—exquisitely adverbadv

—exquisiteness noun [uncountableU]

Examples from the Corpus

exquisite• Dessert at Bellino's was exquisite.• The sets and costumes for the dance performance were exquisite.• As Karl had commanded, she had seen that the table looked exquisite.• Across the plaza is another exquisite colonial building, which houses the offices of the state government.• Miller is an exquisite dancer.• Her daughter's face was exquisite even when she was terrified.• She was the one who gained by the exquisite experience, wasn't she?• an exquisite handcarved ivory brooch• My manners are exquisite, my feelings are delicate, my gestures refined, my moods undetectable.• an exquisite piece of jewelry• Jane had worn an exquisite taupe chiffon Brac, and she looked magnificent, and the girls looked innocent and sweet.• The church is full of exquisite works of craftmanship which have been donated by individuals and by air forces.

Origin exquisite

(1500-1600) Latin exquisitus, past participle of exquirere “to search out”, from quaerere “to look for”

ex·qui·site adjectiveadj

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