nicety

['naisiti]

n.准确, 精确,细微的区别, 优美的东西

例句与用法：

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 distance to a nicety.

他判断距离很正确。

词形变化：

名词复数: niceties |

详细释义：

n.

1. 优美; 优美的东西[P1]

Having a bosom friend is one of the niceties of life.

得一知己乃人生一大乐事。

2. 精确; 微妙[U]

The job calls for nicety of judgment.

这一工作要求判断精确。

3. 细微的区别; 细节[P1]

Let's answer the question in general; we haven't time to consider all the niceties.

我们笼统地回答这个问题吧; 我们没有时间考虑全部细节。

4. 拘泥细节; 挑剔[U]

短语词组：

to a nicety

1. 精确地; 恰到好处地

He judged the weight to a nicety.

他精确地估出了重量。