el·e·gant
adjective/ˈelɪɡənt/
/ˈelɪɡənt/
- (of people or their behaviour) attractive and showing a good sense of style
优美的；文雅的 - She was tall and elegant.
她身材修长，优雅大方。 - The diners all looked effortlessly elegant.
食客们都显得毫不费力地优雅。 - He cut an elegant figure in a dark suit.
他身穿深色西装，身材优雅。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- feel
- look
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- She was tall and elegant.
- (of clothes, places and things) attractive and designed well
漂亮雅致的；陈设讲究的；精美的 - an elegant dress
高雅的连衣裙 - an elegant room/restaurant
雅致的房间／餐厅
Extra ExamplesTopics Clothes and Fashionb2- The beautifully elegant spire rises to a height of 80 metres.
美丽优雅的尖塔高达 80 米。 - the foyer of an impossibly elegant Paris hotel
巴黎一家极为优雅的酒店的门厅 - Guests can dine and relax in comfortable elegant surroundings.
客人可以在舒适高雅的环境中用餐和休息。 - the artist's supremely elegant portraits of society beauties
艺术家所作的极为雅致的社交名媛画像 - She was looking for something cool and elegant to wear.
她想找件时髦雅致的衣服穿。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- feel
- look
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- an elegant dress
- (of a plan or an idea) clever but simple
简练的；简洁的；简明的 - an elegant solution to the problem
解决这个问题的简要方法
- an elegant solution to the problem
Word Originlate 15th cent.: from French, or from Latin elegans, elegant-, related to eligere ‘choose, select’, from e- (variant of ex-) ‘out’ + legere ‘to pick’.