nicety
英['naɪsɪtɪ]
美['naɪsəti]
- n. 精密；美好；细节；拘泥细节
词态变化
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