nicety是什么意思？

nicety

英[ˈnaɪsəti] 美[ˈnaɪsɪti]

• n. 微妙，细微，细微之处，细节；

复数：niceties;

例句

• 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.
• The character of the hero is depicted to a nicety. 男主人公的性格刻画得非常细腻.
• the nicety of his argument 他那论证的精确严密

词组

• to a nicety

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• N-COUNT
  (尤指好的礼仪或得体的举止方面的)细节，小节
  The niceties of a situation are its details, especially with regard to good manners or the appropriate behaviour for that situation.
  例句
  By the end of term, girls will have learnt the niceties of dinner party conversation... 到学期结束，女生们将完成对晚宴谈话礼仪细节的学习。 He wasted no time with social niceties. 他没有在社交礼仪细节上浪费时间。

英汉词典释义

• n.
  细微之处, 细微的区别;细节
  Our divorce settlement was delayed by a year because our lawyer spent a lot of time arguing about legal niceties. 由于双方律师花了许多时间讨论法律细节,我们的离婚推迟了一年多才解决。

英英词典释义

• Noun
  1. conformity with some esthetic standard of correctness or propriety;
  "it was performed with justness and beauty"
  2. a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude;
  "without understanding the finer nuances you can't enjoy the humor""don't argue about shades of meaning"