delicate

關於delicate的翻譯

<<形容詞>>精巧的,精致的;病弱的,脆弱的;微妙的,棘手的;靈敏的,精密的

delicate definition

1. exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury
• examples: a delicate violin passage
• examples: delicate china
• examples: a delicate flavor
• examples: the delicate wing of a butterfly
2. marked by great skill especially in meticulous technique
• examples: a surgeon's delicate touch
3. easily broken or damaged or destroyed
• examples: a kite too delicate to fly safely
• examples: fragile porcelain plates
• examples: fragile old bones
• examples: a frail craft
4. easily hurt
• examples: soft hands
• examples: a baby's delicate skin
5. difficult to handle; requiring great tact
• examples: delicate negotiations with the big powers
• examples: hesitates to be explicit on so ticklish a matter
• examples: a touchy subject
6. of an instrument or device; capable of registering minute differences or changes precisely
• examples: almost undetectable with even the most delicate instruments