Thanh nhã, thanh tú

delicate features

nét mặt thanh tú

Mỏng manh, mảnh khảnh, mảnh dẻ; dễ vỡ (đồ thuỷ tinh...)

delicate health

sức khoẻ mỏng manh

delicate china-ware

đồ sứ dễ vỡ

Tinh vi, tinh xảo, tinh tế; khéo léo, nhẹ nhàng; mềm mại

a delicate hand

bàn tay mềm mại

a very delicate operation

(y học) một ca mổ rất tinh vi

to give a delicate hint

gợi ý khéo, nhắc khéo

Tế nhị, khó xử

a delicate subject

vấn đề tế nhị

a delicate situation

hoàn cảnh khó xử

Lịch thiệp, khéo (trong cách đối xử), nhã nhặn, tế nhị, ý tứ

Nhẹ, nhạt, phơn phớt (màu)

a delicate colour

màu phơn phớt

Nhạy cảm, thính, nhạy

a delicate ear

tai thính

a delicate balance

cân nhạy

Ngon; thanh cảnh

delicate food

món ăn thanh cảnh

Nâng niu chiều chuộng, cảnh vẻ, yểu điệu, ẻo lả mềm yếu

delicate living

lối sống cảnh vẻ

delicate upbringing

cách dạy dỗ nâng niu chiều chuộng

(thơ ca) vui sướng, vui thích, khoái trí

tinh xảo

Fragile, breakable, frail, tender, frangible, dainty;perishable, flimsy: This filament is extremely delicate, so becareful.

Fine, exquisite, dainty, graceful, elegant, subtle:A delicate border of lace sets off the collar.

Feeble, weak,sickly, frail, debilitated, weakened, enfeebled, unhealthy: Hercondition is too delicate for her to be moved.

Critical,ticklish, sensitive, dangerous, tricky, precarious, touchy,Slang hairy; Colloq sticky: Rescuing the survivors of theavalanche was a delicate operation.

Dainty, squeamish,queasy, fastidious, prudish, Victorian, finicky, finical,refined, discriminating, discerning, sensitive, puristic,proper, coy, modest, demure: In those days ladies were thoughtto be too delicate to mention such matters. 6 gradual, subtle,nice, precise, muted, soft, faint, subdued: The delicateshading at the horizon is characteristic of this artist.

A fine in texture or structure; soft, slender, orslight. b of exquisite quality or workmanship. c (of colour)subtle or subdued; not bright. d subtle, hard to appreciate.

(of a person) easily injured; susceptible to illness.

Arequiring careful handling; tricky (a delicate situation). b(of an instrument) highly sensitive.

Deft (a delicate touch).5 (of a person) avoiding the immodest or offensive.

(esp. ofactions) considerate.

(of food) dainty; suitable for aninvalid.

Delicately adv. delicateness n. [ME f. OF delicat or Ldelicatus, of unkn. orig.]