refinement
/rɪˈfaɪnmənt/noun
mass noun
1- the process of removing impurities or unwanted elements from a substance精炼; 精制, 提纯：
the refinement of uranium.
铀的提纯。
1.1
- the improvement or clarification of something by the making of small changes精细加工：
this gross figure needs considerable refinement
这一粗略的数字需作大量的加工
count noun recent refinements to production techniques.近期对生产技术的改进。
1.2
- cultured elegance in behaviour or manner（举止的）高雅, 优雅; 有教养：
her carefully cultivated veneer of refinement.
她精心修炼出来的高雅外表。
1.3
- sophisticated and superior good taste高雅情趣：
the refinement of Hellenistic art.
古希腊艺术的高品位。