Word · Frequency #15385
dainty
美味佳肴；珍馐
a delicacy; a choice or pleasing food
- 1.
A delicacy (choice or pleasing food).
精美食品；佳肴
- 2.
something considered choice to eat
美味佳肴
精美食品；佳肴；美味佳肴
In use
The hostess served a plate of dainties at the tea party.
She considered the small cake a real dainty.
These dainties were the most popular part of the banquet.
a dainty
She offered each guest a dainty from the silver tray.
她给每位客人递上一块银盘上的小点心。
an assortment of dainties
The bakery displayed an assortment of dainties.
面包店陈列着各式精致小食。
enjoy dainties
Guests enjoyed dainties after the main course.
主菜后客人们享用了精致点心。
Common mistakes
She bought some daintys at the bakery.She bought some dainties at the bakery.
dainty 的复数形式是 dainties，而不是 daintys。
I enjoy eating dainty cakes.I enjoy eating dainties.
dainty 作为名词指精致小食，不需要再加 cake。直接用复数形式 dainties 即可。
Connections
Collocations
- a plate of dainties
- 一盘美味佳肴
- She brought a plate of dainties to the party.她带了一盘美味佳肴去参加聚会。
- serve dainties
- 端上美味佳肴
- The chef served dainties to the guests.厨师给客人们端上了美味佳肴。
- taste dainties
- 品尝珍馐
- We tasted dainties from the local bakery.我们品尝了当地面包店的珍馐。
- a selection of dainties
- 精选美味佳肴
- The menu offers a selection of dainties.菜单上提供各种精选美味佳肴。
Pop culture & quotes
- Was not that a dainty dish to set before the king?
- 这难道不是一道端到国王面前的美味佳肴吗？The pastry chef prepared several dainties for the dessert table.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
dai 像拼音“待”，款待客人时要摆出的珍馐美味。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：文学文本、正式宴席菜单、历史叙述 作名词表示“美味佳肴、珍馐”时，通常用于正式或带有文学色彩的语境，比较常见于文学作品或正式宴席的描述；日常口语中较少直接使用，可改用 delicacy 或 treat。
Pronunciation & Spelling
只有 painty 与 dainty 完全押韵（/ˈpeɪnti/ 对 /ˈdeɪnti/）。safety /ˈseɪfti/ 和 hasty /ˈheɪsti/ 拼写相似且都以长元音 /eɪ/ 开头，但后面的辅音不同，不押韵。county /ˈkaʊnti/、plenty /ˈplenti/、twenty /ˈtwenti/ 拼写都以 -nty 结尾，但元音分别读 /aʊ/、/ɛ/、/ɛ/，与 dainty 的 /eɪ/ 不同。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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