elegant
/ˈelɪgənt/adjective
1- pleasingly graceful and stylish in appearance or manner(外观或举止)优雅的; 雅致的; 讲究的:
she will look elegant in black
她穿黑色衣服会显得很优雅
an elegant, comfortable house.
一幢舒适雅致的房子。
1.1
- (of a scientific theory or solution to a problem) pleasingly ingenious and simple(科学理论, 问题的解决方法)简洁的, 简练的; 巧妙的:
the grand unified theory is compact and elegant in mathematical terms.
用数学术语阐述大统一场论既简洁又巧妙。
派生词
elegance
nounelegantly
adverb词源
late 15th cent. (describing a person dressing tastefully): from French, or from Latin elegans, elegant-, related to eligere 'choose, select' (see ELECT).