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elegance

UK/'eliɡəns/US/'eligәns/
TOEFLB2

Definitions

n.

Grace and refinement in appearance, manner, or style; clever simplicity.

优雅,雅致;(方案的)简洁巧妙。

Root Breakdown

Loanword
elegantroot
+
-ancestate, quality
=elegance

elegant + -ance (state/quality) = the quality of being elegant.

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The room was decorated with quiet elegance.

  • 2.

    There is real elegance in such a simple solution.

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