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单词 nicety
释义 nicety /ˈnaɪsɪtɪ/ n.( 复niceties)
1.(fine point or detail)细节;细微差别;细微之处

This semantic nicety does not change what the two sides really mean by 'unitary' and 'federal'.“统一的”和“联邦的”在语义上的细微差别并不能改变这两个词背后双方的真实想法。

legal/diplomatic niceties法律/外交上的细节

social niceties社交上的繁文缛节

the niceties of sth某事的细节;某事的细微之处

In diplomacy the niceties of etiquette must be observed.在外交方面必须要遵守礼仪细节。

By the end of term, girls will have learnt the niceties of dinner-party conversation.到学期末, 女孩们将会掌握晚宴上交谈的所有细枝末节。

2.(refinement)优雅;优美;精致;美好

Civility is not a nicety. It goes to the heart of what relations between human beings should be.礼貌不是表面功夫。它触及人与人应该如何相处这个问题的核心。

Society has become so informal that a lot of life's little niceties have been lost.社会已经变得如此不拘礼节, 生活中许多优雅的小细节已经消失。

It seemed very middle-class to worry about such niceties as clean hands and darned socks.担心手是否干净、袜子是否有补丁这类面子上的事情, 很像中产阶级的作风。

the niceties of sth某事的美好

One does miss the niceties of first-class travel when one is forced to forego them.被迫放弃乘坐头等舱时, 就会怀念它的美好。

3.(subtle precision)微妙;精妙;准确;精确

She was praised for the nicety of her judgment.她因判断力精确而受到称赞。

He showed nicety in discernment of character.他对人性格的判断很是敏锐。

4.<古>(excessive refinement)过度讲究;挑剔
5.to a nicety精确地;恰到好处地

The timing of the move had been judged to a nicety.行动的时机判断得恰到好处。

She appeared to have calculated to a nicety how much ill treatment her husband would bear without walking out on her.她似乎早已算准丈夫在不致抛弃自己的前提下还能忍受多少折磨。

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