distingue

[distæŋ'ɡei]
  • adj. 高尚的;上流的

英文词源


distingue (adj.)
"having an air of distinction," 1813 (in Byron), from French distingué, literally "distinguished," past participle of distinguer (see distinguish). The girls I knew had sad and sullen gray faces
With distingué traces
That used to be there -- You could see where they'd been washed away
By too many through the day
Twelve o'clock tales.

["Lush Life," Billy Strayhorn, age 17]

双语例句


1. The case has all the distingue characteristics of the original Calatrava style.
表壳拥有原版calatrava型号的所有高贵的特征.

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