elegant, choice, fine
这三个词都可指“上等的,精美的,优美的”。它们的区别在于:fine是常用词; choice指品质上等的,通常经过精心选择,且选择者能判断其品质上的细微差别; elegant指“雅致的”“考究的”。例如:
He does fine work.他工作做得好。
He selected a choice piece of jade.他选中一块上等玉。
The designer was noted for his elegant styles.那位时装设计师以其风格高雅著称。
elegant, graceful
这两个词共同的意思是“优雅的”“高雅的”。elegant侧重于人为的高雅; graceful侧重于自然的、天生的优美。
Some of the embroideries are in bold , bright colours ; others are quietly elegant.
刺绣品有的鲜艳, 有的淡雅.
——《现代汉英综合大词典》
She brought in a tray heavy with elegant sandwiches, scones and cakes.
她端进来一只盘子，里面盛满了精美的三明治、烤饼和蛋糕。
柯林斯例句
The day before announcing his farewell to business, Sir James talked to me in his extravagantly elegant Paris home.
在宣布退出商界的前一天，詹姆斯爵士在他位于巴黎的极为雅致的家中和我谈了话。
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She was an elegant and accomplished woman.
她是位优雅的才女.
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She produces elegant wedding gowns in a variety of sumptuous fabrics.
她用各种华贵的布料制作高雅的婚纱。
柯林斯例句
He looked like a miniature version of his handsome and elegant big brother.
他看上去就像是他那个英俊儒雅的哥哥的迷你版。
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She has become a grotesque parody of her former elegant self.
她成为了以前那个举止优雅的自己的怪诞模仿品.
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He was a baroque figure dressed in theatrical, but elegant, clothes.
他是个巴罗克式的人物，衣着华丽但又不失优雅。
——柯林斯例句
an elegant Georgian town house
一套具有乔治王朝时期风格的典雅排房
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
His mother was an elegant, cultivated woman.
他的母亲是一位端庄文雅的女性。
——柯林斯例句
Rodney was a cheerful, elegant and gregarious if rather contentious man.
罗德尼尽管非常喜欢与人争辩，却是个阳光、优雅、合群的人。
——柯林斯例句
He puffed constantly through an elegant cigarette holder.
他嘴里叼着一个精致的烟嘴，一口接一口地喷云吐雾。
——柯林斯例句
Older women look best in classically elegant styles.
年纪大一点的女性穿古朴典雅的服装最好看。
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She is always so chic, so elegant.
她总是那么时髦，那么优雅。
——《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
Putting on a hat can be a ceremonious act, an elegant gesture in the ritual of dressing.
戴帽子被看作一种礼节性的举动, 是着装仪式上一个优雅的举动.
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Despite its immensity, it is both simple and elegant, fulfilling its designer's dream to create'an enormous object drawn as faintly as possible.
桥尽管很大, 但它结构简单,而外形雅观, 实现了设计师要创造出 “ 一个在重物作用下尽可能不变形的庞然大物”的理想.
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A man's demeanor is high and elegant.
器宇高雅.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
the restaurant's elegant new decor
餐馆内部别致的新装潢
——《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
Two elegant Scotsmen travelling together wore dashing kilts at dinner.
两名结伴旅行的优雅苏格兰男子就餐时穿了潇洒的苏格兰方格呢短裙。
——柯林斯例句
She has a life of elegant ease.
她过着风雅悠闲的生活.
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She was tall and elegant.
她身材修长，优雅大方。
——《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
The design on this quilt cover is quite elegant.
这被面的花儿很大方.
——《现代汉英综合大词典》
Her house was elegant and her table danity.
她的房舍典雅,而且饭菜讲究.
——《用法词典》
He looked relaxed and elegant and had the patina of success.
他神态轻松潇洒，给人成功的印象。
——《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
She dressed with elegant simplicity.
她穿着朴素高雅.
——《简明英汉词典》
An elegant occasional table is framed in the window.
一张雅致的供重大活动使用的餐桌被摆放在橱窗里。
——柯林斯例句
Lord White is as sleek and elegant as any other multi millionaire businessman.
怀特勋爵和其他千万富商一样，外表时髦，举止优雅。
——柯林斯例句
She glittered at the elegant table.
她坐在典雅的桌子旁边显得光彩照人.
——《简明英汉词典》
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