nicety

英 ['na?s?t?] 美['na?s?ti]
  • n. 精密；美好；細(xì)節(jié)；拘泥細(xì)節(jié)
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詞態(tài)變化

復(fù)數(shù):?niceties;

中文詞源

nicety 細(xì)節(jié)，細(xì)微

來自nice，細(xì)致的。

英文詞源

nicety (n.)
mid-14c., "folly, stupidity," from Old French niceté "foolishness, childishness, simplicity," from nice "silly" (see nice). Underwent sense evolution parallel to nice, arriving at "minute, subtle point" 1580s and "exactitude" in 1650s. Phrase to a nicety "exactly" is attested from 1795.

雙語例句

1. the nicety of his argument
他那論證的精確嚴(yán)密

來自《權(quán)威詞典》

2. The character of the hero is depicted to a nicety.
男主人公的性格刻畫得非常細(xì)膩.

來自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》

3. He figured out his program for the day to a nicety.
他已經(jīng)巧妙地排下了一天的工作程序.

來自辭典例句

4. I must say they become one another to a nicety.
我只好說他們恰好不相上下.

來自辭典例句

5. The job calls for nicety of judgment.
這一工作要求判斷精確.

來自辭典例句