tastefulness
tastefulness — 名詞
1. the quality of showing good judgment about what is appropriate, attractive, or b
高雅；精緻
展現良好審美判斷的特質
the quality of showing good judgment about what is appropriate, attractive, or beautiful — used especially about the way a room is decorated, the clothes someone chooses, or the way someone behaves in a social situation.
The living room was decorated with great tastefulness, using soft colours and simple wooden furniture.
客廳佈置得非常高雅，使用了柔和的色彩和簡單的木製家具。
collocation: great tastefulness
Amir admired the tastefulness of the museum's new exhibit, where every painting had enough space around it.
Amir 很欣賞博物館新展覽的高雅，每幅畫周圍都有足夠的空間。
pattern: the tastefulness of [noun phrase]
Her wedding dress showed a tastefulness that made it look elegant without being too flashy.
她的婚紗展現出一種高雅，看起來優雅而不過於花俏。
The garden was planned with tastefulness — each flower bed led naturally to the next.
花園規劃得十分雅緻——每個花床都自然地銜接到下一個。
People often notice the tastefulness of Japanese interior design, where less is more.
人們常注意到日本室內設計的高雅，簡約就是美。
文法句型
the + tastefulness + of + noun phrase
with + tastefulness
用法筆記
Tastefulness is an uncountable noun derived from the adjective 'tasteful'. It is not used with the articles 'a' or 'an' except in rare, idiomatic constructions, and never as a predicative adjective (*'the room is tastefulness'). Common patterns are 'with tastefulness' and 'the tastefulness of [something]'.
常見錯誤
2. the quality of being generally pleasant, agreeable, or satisfying — used about t
宜人；得體
整體令人愉悅的品質
the quality of being generally pleasant, agreeable, or satisfying — used about the overall character, atmosphere, or effect of something rather than specific design choices.
Anika enjoyed the tastefulness of the evening — the gentle music, the soft lighting, and the friendly conversation.
Anika 很享受這場晚宴的宜人氛圍——輕柔的音樂、柔和的燈光，以及親切的談話。
pattern: the tastefulness of [abstract/situation]
There was a quiet tastefulness about the old library that made visitors speak in hushed voices.
那間老圖書館有一種寧靜的宜人氣息，讓訪客不自覺地低聲交談。
pattern: there + be + tastefulness + about [noun]
Diego chose his words with a tastefulness that prevented the difficult meeting from turning into an argument.
Diego 措辭得體，避免了那場棘手的會議演變成爭吵。
The novel captured the tastefulness of life in a small French village without becoming sentimental.
這本小說捕捉了法國小村莊生活的宜人質樸，卻不流於感傷。
What impressed the judges most was the tastefulness of the film's ending — it felt natural, not forced.
最令評審印象深刻的是這部電影結局的得體——感覺自然，毫不勉強。
- pleasantness
more general; does not imply aesthetic judgment
- agreeableness
focuses on how something makes you feel rather than style
- grace
implies a natural, effortless quality
- unpleasantness
direct opposite in terms of character or atmosphere
文法句型
the + tastefulness + of + noun phrase
there + be + tastefulness + about/in + noun phrase
用法筆記
This sense is more abstract than sense 1 (REFINED STYLE). It describes the overall pleasant character of an experience, atmosphere, or piece of work rather than specific visual or behavioural choices. Like sense 1, it is an uncountable noun and is frequently used in the pattern 'the tastefulness of'.