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Nimble ballerinas and long-legged birds are elegant; dump trucks and walruses usually are not.
Being graceful and refined are aspects of being elegant. That word first appears in English in the 15th century. It comes, via Old French, from the same Latin source that gave rise to the English word “elect, and it does seem that especially elegant people and things are in a select group. Very stylishly dressed men and women are elegant, and fine restaurants with distinctive delicacies are elegant. Most ordinary places and people can become elegant, though, when dressed up or adorned for special occasions. Even walruses can appear elegant when they're swimming.
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常用短语
单词用法
这三个词均可指“上等的，精美的，优美的”。其区别在于
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
这两个词的共同意思是“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。
elegant demeanour风采
elegant shape式样优雅
词根词缀
词根: lig
1. =tie,bind,表示”捆绑,联合,约束”; 2. =choose,gather,表示”选择,收集”
adj.
obligate 有责任的ob加强+lig捆绑,联合,约束+ate……的→adj.有责任的
religious 宗教的,信教的,虔诚的re+lig捆绑,联合,约束+ious……的→受信念约束的
diligent 勤勉的,勤奋的di分开+lig选择,收集+ent……的→分开选择,收集的,不一起选→勤勉的,勤奋的
elegant 优雅的;端庄的;雅致的e出+leg=lig选择,收集+ant……的→选出的→好的,高雅的
eligible 符合条件的;[尤指婚姻等]合适[意]的e出+lig选择,收集+ible……的→选出来的→合适[意]的
intelligent 聪明的, 伶俐的, 有才智的, [计]智能的intel=inter在……中间+lig选择,收集+ent……的→adj.聪明的, 伶俐的, 有才智的, [计]智能的
n.
religion 宗教,信仰;信念,信条re+lig捆绑,联合,约束+ion表名词→受信念约束
elegance 优雅;优美,雅致;精致,巧妙e出+leg=lig选择,收集+ance表名词→好的,高雅的→优雅;优美
intelligence 智力,聪明;理解力;情报,消息,报导intel=inter在……中间+lig选择,收集+ence性质,状态→在中间选出好的人→智力
negligence 疏忽,粗心neg没有+lig选择,收集+ence表名词→没有选出→疏忽
v.
oblige 迫使, 责成ob加强+lig捆绑,联合,约束+e→加强限制→迫使