資料來源 : pyDict
美好,准確,精密,正確,纖細,細節
資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Nicety \Ni"ce*ty\, n.; pl. {Niceties}. [OE. nicet['e]
foolishness.]
1. The quality or state of being nice (in any of the senses
of that word.).
The miller smiled of her nicety. --Chaucer.
2. Delicacy or exactness of perception; minuteness of
observation or of discrimination; precision.
3. A delicate expression, act, mode of treatment,
distinction, or the like; a minute distinction.
The fineness and niceties of words. --Locke.
{To a nicety}, with great exactness or accuracy.
資料來源 : WordNet®
nicety
n 1: conformity with some esthetic standard of correctness or
propriety; "it was performed with justness and beauty"
[syn: {justness}, {rightness}]
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" [syn: {nuance},
{shade}, {subtlety}, {refinement}]