delectable

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /dɪˈlɛktəbəl/|[dɪˈlɛktəbəɫ]   

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Something that is delectable.
    — These include such delectables as cars and drivers, country club memberships and personal use of corporate aircraft.
形容词 adj.
  1. Highly pleasing; delightful, especially to any of the senses; delicious.
    — For quotations using this term, see Citations:delectable.

词形变化

more delectable comparative most delectable superlative delectables plural

词源

词源 1
From Middle English delectable, from Middle French délectable, from Old French delectable, from Medieval Latin delectare (“to delight”). By surface analysis, delect + -able. Piecewise doublet of delightable.
词源 2
From Middle English delectable, from Middle French délectable, from Old French delectable, from Medieval Latin delectare (“to delight”). By surface analysis, delect + -able. Piecewise doublet of delightable.
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