nicety

英 ['naɪsɪtɪ] 美['naɪsəti]
  • n. 精密;美好;细节;拘泥细节

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复数: niceties;

中文词源


nicety 细节,细微

来自nice,细致的。

英文词源


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.

双语例句


1. the nicety of his argument
他那论证的精确严密

来自《权威词典》

2. The character of the hero is depicted to a nicety.
男主人公的性格刻画得非常细腻.

来自《简明英汉词典》

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

来自辞典例句

4. I must say they become one another to a nicety.
我只好说他们恰好不相上下.

来自辞典例句

5. The job calls for nicety of judgment.
这一工作要求判断精确.

来自辞典例句