exquisite

/ɪkˈskwɪzɪt/ (bre, ipa) · [ˈɛkskwəzət] /ɪkˈskwɪzɪt/ (ame, ipa) · [ˈɛkskwəzət] /ek-ˈskwi-zət ik-ˈskwi-zət ˈek-(ˌ)skwi-/ (ame, mw)

exquisite — 形容詞

  • exquisitepositive
  • more exquisitecomparative
  • most exquisitesuperlative

1. having rare beauty, with small details shaped or finished with great skill

1.形容詞C1
釋義

精美的

細節講究而格外優美

having rare beauty, with small details shaped or finished with great skill

例句

Amira wore an exquisite silver necklace shaped like falling leaves.

Amira 戴著一條精美的銀項鍊，形狀像飄落的葉子。

exquisite + object for fine crafted beauty

Inside the hall stood an exquisite screen of carved red wood.

大廳裡立著一扇以紅木雕成的精美屏風。

同義詞
  • beautiful

    broader and less focused on fine detail

  • elegant

    stresses grace and style more than craftsmanship

  • refined

    suggests polished taste rather than visual richness alone

反義詞
  • plain

    lacks decorative beauty or fine detail

  • coarse

    suggests roughness and no refinement

文法句型

exquisite + object

exquisite + detail/design

用法筆記

Most often used for art, design, food, clothing, or objects whose beauty comes from fine detail and careful making. Distinguish this sense from sense 2, which focuses on intense feeling or exceptional quality rather than visible beauty.

常見錯誤

❌She wore an exquisite plain T-shirt from the gym.
✅She wore an exquisite silk jacket with tiny hand-sewn beads.
💡this sense usually praises delicate beauty or fine workmanship, not an ordinary everyday item.

2. so sharp, deep, or unusually fine that it affects you with full force

2.形容詞C2
釋義

強烈；絕佳

感受極深，或好到出眾

so sharp, deep, or unusually fine that it affects you with full force

例句

The cold water brought exquisite pain back to Ziad's cut finger.

冰冷的水讓 Ziad 割傷的手指又傳來強烈的痛感。

exquisite + pain for sharply felt sensation

Maja felt exquisite relief when the missing boy walked inside.

失蹤的男孩走進屋裡時，Maja 感到一陣強烈的寬慰。

同義詞
  • intense

    general word for strong feeling or force

  • acute

    often used for pain or sharply felt awareness

  • superb

    fits outstanding quality more than strong feeling

反義詞
  • dull

    lacks sharp feeling or vivid effect

  • slight

    suggests only a small degree

文法句型

exquisite + pain/pleasure/relief

exquisite + timing/care

用法筆記

Often used in more literary or elevated English for pain, pleasure, relief, care, or timing at a very high level. Unlike sense 1, the focus is not mainly on appearance; unlike sense 3, it describes the strength or excellence of an experience or quality, not a person's sensitive judgment.

常見錯誤

❌The chair gave exquisite comfort after the trip.
✅The letter brought exquisite relief after the long silence.
💡this sense usually marks something sharply felt or exceptionally fine, not just ordinary comfort.

3. able to notice tiny differences and respond with delicate understanding or judgm

3.形容詞C2
釋義

敏銳的

能察覺細微差別並細膩判斷

able to notice tiny differences and respond with delicate understanding or judgment

例句

Christopher has an exquisite ear for small changes in a singer's voice.

Christopher 對歌手聲音裡的細微變化有很敏銳的耳力。

exquisite ear for noticing fine differences

The nurse showed exquisite sensitivity when Noa winced before the injection.

Noa 在打針前皺起臉時，那位護士表現出敏銳又細膩的體察。

同義詞
  • sensitive

    broader and less focused on fine discrimination

  • discerning

    stresses good judgment about small differences

  • perceptive

    emphasises noticing what others miss

反義詞
  • insensitive

    fails to notice feelings or fine differences

  • blunt

    lacks subtle response or delicacy

文法句型

exquisite + sense/ear/taste

exquisite + sensitivity/judgment

用法筆記

Usually used for a person's ear, taste, understanding, or judgment when they can notice very small differences. Distinguish this sense from sense 2: here the subject possesses the sensitivity, rather than something being felt intensely.

常見錯誤

❌The table has exquisite understanding of space.
✅The designer has an exquisite sense of space.
💡this sense belongs to people or human-like judgment, not ordinary objects.