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nicety

英 ['naɪsɪtɪ] 美 ['naɪsəti]

解释

n. 精密；美好；细节；拘泥细节

※ 提供单词"nicety"的中文意思、发音示范及音标对照，中英文词源、例句和用法等。

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.

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例句和用法

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

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.

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.

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

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