easily damaged or broken 易損的；易碎的；脆弱的 delicate china teacups 易碎的瓷茶杯 The eye is one of the most delicate organs of the body. 眼睛是人體最嬌弱的器官之一。 the delicate ecological balance of the rainforest 熱帶雨林極易被破壞的生態平衡 Babies have very delicate skin. 嬰兒的皮膚非常嬌嫩。 a cool wash cycle for delicate fabrics 精細織物冷洗程序
Extra ExamplesHer bones felt as delicate as a bird's. 她的骨頭摸上去像小鳥的骨頭一樣纖細。 The glasses looked very delicate. 這副眼鏡看上去很精致。
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(of a person 人 not strong and easily becoming ill 虛弱的；纖弱的 a delicate child/constitution 纖弱的孩子／體質 His health had always been delicate. 他的健康一直很脆弱。
Extra ExamplesTopics Illnessc1She has a delicate constitution and has to be careful with what she eats. 她體質虛弱，飲食需特别小心。 a rather delicate child 相當纖弱的孩子
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small and having a beautiful shape or appearance 纖細的；微小的；精美的；小巧玲珑的 his delicate hands 他纖細的手
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made or formed in a very careful and detailed way 精致的；精細的；精密的 the delicate mechanisms of a clock 鐘的精密機件
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showing or needing careful or sensitive treatment 熟練的；需要技巧的；需要小心處理的；微妙的 I admired your delicate handling of the situation. 我佩服你應付這種局面的娴熟技巧。 a delicate problem 微妙的問題 The delicate surgical operation took five hours. 這精細的外科手術花了五個小時。
Extra ExamplesThis is a somewhat delicate subject. 這是個有些敏感的話題。 a politically delicate situation 微妙的政治形勢 I wasn't sure how to approach the delicate matter of pay. 我不確定該怎樣解決工資這個微妙的問題。 He warned that the talks were at a very delicate stage. 他警告說，談判正處於非常微妙的階段。 This has done nothing except to inflame an already delicate situation. 這除了加劇本已微妙的局勢外，沒有任何作用。
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(of colours, flavours and smells 顔色、味道、氣味 light and pleasant; not strong 柔和的；清淡可口的；清香的 a delicate fragrance/flavour 清新的芳香；鮮美的味道 a river scene painted in delicate watercolours 用柔和的水彩畫的河景
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Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘delightful, charming’): from French délicat or Latin delicatus, of unknown origin. Senses also expressed in Middle English (now obsolete) include ‘voluptuous’, ‘self-indulgent’, ‘fastidious’, and ‘effeminate’.