fi·nesse

noun

/fɪˈnes/

[uncountable]

great skill in dealing with people or situations, especially in a light and careful way手腕；手段
- Nigel lacked his father’s elegance and finesse.奈杰尔缺乏他父亲的优雅和技巧。
great skill and style in doing something策略；风格
- orchestral playing of great finesse管弦乐队的精妙演奏。

Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘purity, delicacy’): from French, related to fine ‘of high quality’.

verb

/fɪˈnes/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they finesse	/fɪˈnes/ /fɪˈnes/
he / she / it finesses	/fɪˈnesɪz/ /fɪˈnesɪz/
past simple finessed	/fɪˈnest/ /fɪˈnest/
past participle finessed	/fɪˈnest/ /fɪˈnest/
-ing form finessing	/fɪˈnesɪŋ/ /fɪˈnesɪŋ/

finesse something (especially North American English) to deal with something in a way that is clever but slightly dishonest用策略对付某事
- to finesse a deal略施小计达成一桩交易
finesse something to do something with a lot of skill or style巧妙地做；派头十足地做
- Only a few top players are able to finesse a victory in such a situation.只有少数顶尖选手能够在这种情况下取得胜利。

Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘purity, delicacy’): from French, related to fine ‘of high quality’.