delicious

A1 CET-4 Oxf 3000 初中 FREQ #2018 ★★☆☆☆

a. 美味的

发音

UK /dɪˈlɪʃ.əs/
US /dɪˈlɪʃ.əs/
US /diˈlɪʃ.əs/
US /dəˈlɪʃ.əs/

词形变化

more delicious 比较级 most delicious 最高级

教材释义与例句

形容词

美味的；可口的

very pleasant to taste or smell

'The meal was absolutely delicious,' she said politely.

"这顿饭味道好极了。" 她礼貌地说道。

the delicious smell of new-mown grass

新修剪的草坪的芳香

释义与例句

adj. A1 Oxf 3000
  1. 1.

    Pleasing to the sense of taste; tasty.

  2. 2.

    Pleasing to a person's taste; pleasing to the eyes or mind.

    非正式 比喻

    The irony is delicious!

  3. 3.

    Having tremendous sex appeal.

    俚语

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 6

delightful yummy luscious scrumptious delectable toothsome

近义相关 2

tasty pleasing

相关短语

Golden Delicious （美）金冠苹果 it was delicious 非常好吃 Red Delicious 蛇果 red delicious golden delicious

词源

From Middle English delicious, from Anglo-Norman delicious, from Old French delicious, delicieux, from Late Latin dēliciōsus (“delicate, delicious”), from dēliciae (“delights”), plural of dēlicia (“pleasure”), from delicere (“to allure, to entice”), from de- (“away”) + laciō (“to lure, deceive”), from Proto-Italic *lakjō (“to draw, pull”), of unknown ultimate origin. Displaced native Old English ārlīċ (“delicious”).

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