nicety
英 ['na?s?t?]
美 ['na?s?ti]
中文詞源
英文詞源
- 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.
雙語例句
- 1. the nicety of his argument
- 他那論證的精確嚴密
來自《權威詞典》
- 2. The character of the hero is depicted to a nicety.
- 男主人公的性格刻畫得非常細膩.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 3. He figured out his program for the day to a nicety.
- 他已經巧妙地排下了一天的工作程序.
來自辭典例句
- 4. I must say they become one another to a nicety.
- 我只好說他們恰好不相上下.
來自辭典例句
- 5. The job calls for nicety of judgment.
- 這一工作要求判斷精確.
來自辭典例句