nicety

英 [ˈnaɪsəti]

美 [ˈnaɪsəti]

n.  细节; 细微的差别; 精确; 准确; 严密; 仔细

复数：niceties　

IELTSGRE

BNC.18431 / COCA.18865

牛津词典

noun

• 细节；细微的差别
  the small details or points of difference, especially concerning the correct way of behaving or of doing things
• 精确；准确；严密；仔细
  the quality of being very detailed or careful about sth
  1. the nicety of his argument
     他那论证的精确严密

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT (尤指好的礼仪或得体的举止方面的)细节，小节
  The niceties ofa situation are its details, especially with regard to good manners or the appropriate behaviour for that situation.
  1. 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。
  2. He wasted no time with social niceties.
     他没有在社交礼仪细节上浪费时间。
  3. ...the language of diplomatic niceties.
     外交礼仪细节语言

英英释义

noun

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

双语例句

• It's not an optional nicety for people who are into that kind of thing, it's a universal necessity for relationships and for your own health and sanity.
  谅解他人不是当事人可做可不做的好事，而是一种维持良好关系、保持身心健康的普遍需要。
• She calculated the amount to the nicety.
  她细密地计算出总量。
• The powders were neatly enough made up, but not with the nicety of the dispensing chemist.
  药粉制备得挺精致。但不如店里药剂师做得出色。
• Box-packaging bag is more nicety.
  盒式包装袋成型，更美观。
• 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。
• You can see with what nicety we have to trim our sails between chemistry and history.
  你瞧在化学课和历史课之间，我们需要多么小心地见风使舵。
• Giving your host a gift is not just a social nicety in some cultures-it's expected.
  在某些文化中，送主人礼物不只是社交礼节&还是必要的。
• The manner in which she received him was calculated to a nicety to seem cool without being uncivil.
  她接待他时始终准确地把握好分寸，看似冷淡，却不失礼。
• He judged the weight to a nicety.
  他精确地估出了重量。
• The language used in the law court interrogation is a special kind of legal language, not only with request of nicety, but also with presence of fuzziness.
  法庭审判过程中讯问所使用的语言是一种特殊的法律语言，既要求准确，又存在模糊的现象。