felicitous
英[fɪ'lɪsɪtəs]
美[fə'lɪsɪtəs]
- adj. 恰当的；善于措辞的；幸福的
词态变化
副词: felicitously;
中文词源
felicitous 恰当的，贴切的
来自felicity, 恰当，贴切。
英文词源
- felicitous (adj.)
- 1726, "blissful, very happy," from felicity + -ous. There is an isolated use of felicitously from 1530s.
双语例句
- 1. Her prose style is not always felicitous; she tends to repetition.
- 她的行文风格并非总是恰到好处，往往爱重复。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. a felicitous turn of phrase
- 贴切的措辞
来自《权威词典》
- 3. She played him -- sometimes delicately, sometimes with a less felicitous touch.
- 她吊着他 -- 有时温柔地, 有时手法就不那么巧妙.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- 4. Nationalization is a word which is neither very felicitous nor free from ambiguity.
- 国有化是个既不十分贴切,意义也颇含糊的用语.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 5. You need to handle the delicate matter in a most felicitous manner.
- 你需要用得体的方式处理这件微妙的事。
来自辞典例句