refinement 音標拼音: [rəf'ɑɪnmənt]
n . 精致,高尚,精巧
精致,高尚,精巧
refinement 精化 細化
refinement n 1 :
a highly developed state of perfection ;
having a flawless or impeccable quality ; "
they performed with great polish ";
"
I admired the exquisite refinement of his prose "; "
almost an inspiration which gives to all work that finish which is almost art "--
Joseph Conrad [
synonym : {
polish }, {
refinement },
{
culture }, {
cultivation }, {
finish }]
2 :
the result of improving something ; "
he described a refinement of this technique " [
synonym : {
refinement }, {
elaboration }]
3 :
the process of removing impurities (
as from oil or metals or sugar etc .) [
synonym : {
refining }, {
refinement }, {
purification }]
4 :
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 " [
synonym : {
nuance },
{
nicety }, {
shade }, {
subtlety }, {
refinement }]
5 :
the quality of excellence in thought and manners and taste ;
"
a man of intellectual refinement "; "
he is remembered for his generosity and civilization " [
synonym : {
refinement },
{
civilization }, {
civilisation }]
Refinement \
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n . [
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1 .
The act of refining ,
or the state of being refined ;
as ,
the refinement or metals ;
refinement of ideas .
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1913 Webster ]
The more bodies are of kin to spirit in subtilty and refinement ,
the more diffusive are they . --
Norris .
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1913 Webster ]
From the civil war to this time ,
I doubt whether the corruptions in our language have not equaled its refinements . --
Swift .
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1913 Webster ]
2 .
That which is refined ,
elaborated ,
or polished to excess ;
an affected subtilty ;
as ,
refinements of logic . "
The refinements of irregular cunning ." --
Rogers .
[
1913 Webster ]
Syn :
Purification ;
polish ;
politeness ;
gentility ;
elegance ;
cultivation ;
civilization .
[
1913 Webster ]
270 Moby Thesaurus words for "
refinement ":
Atticism ,
ablation ,
abrasion ,
absoluteness ,
abstraction ,
acculturation ,
accuracy ,
acquired taste ,
appreciation ,
appreciation of differences ,
appreciation of excellence ,
appreciativeness ,
appropriateness ,
artistic judgment ,
attention to detail ,
attention to fact ,
beautification ,
bettering ,
betterment ,
bolting ,
breeding ,
care for truth ,
chasteness ,
chastity ,
choiceness ,
circumstantiality ,
civility ,
civilization ,
civilized taste ,
civilizedness ,
clarification ,
clarifying ,
clarity ,
classicalism ,
classicism ,
cleaning ,
cleansing ,
clearness ,
colature ,
comeliness ,
concentrate ,
concentration ,
connoisseurship ,
conscientiousness ,
correctness ,
courtesy ,
courtliness ,
critical niceness ,
criticality ,
criticalness ,
cultivated taste ,
cultivation ,
culture ,
daintiness ,
decoction ,
deduction ,
delicacy ,
delicate distinction ,
delicateness ,
destructive distillation ,
detail ,
development ,
differentia ,
differential ,
dignity ,
diplomacy ,
directness ,
discernment ,
discriminating taste ,
discriminatingness ,
discrimination ,
discriminativeness ,
disentanglement ,
disinvolvement ,
distillate ,
distillation ,
distinction ,
down ,
downiness ,
ease ,
education ,
edulcoration ,
elaboration ,
elegance ,
elegancy ,
elixir ,
elution ,
elutriation ,
embellishment ,
enculturation ,
enhancement ,
enlightenment ,
erosion ,
essence ,
essentialization ,
evolution ,
exactingness ,
exactitude ,
exactness ,
excellence ,
exquisiteness ,
extract ,
extraction ,
faithfulness ,
fastidiousness ,
faultlessness ,
feel ,
feeling ,
felicitousness ,
felicity ,
fidelity ,
filminess ,
filtering ,
filtration ,
fine palate ,
fine point ,
fine -
grainedness ,
fineness ,
finesse ,
finicality ,
finicalness ,
finickiness ,
finickingness ,
finish ,
fittingness ,
flawlessness ,
flow ,
flowing periods ,
fluency ,
fluff ,
fluffiness ,
fussiness ,
fuzz ,
fuzziness ,
genteelness ,
gentility ,
gentlemanlikeness ,
gentlemanliness ,
gentleness ,
good breeding ,
good taste ,
gossameriness ,
grace ,
gracefulness ,
gracility ,
graciosity ,
graciousness ,
hairline ,
improvement ,
infusion ,
judiciousness ,
ladylikeness ,
leaching ,
limpidity ,
literalism ,
literality ,
literalness ,
lixiviation ,
lucidity ,
making distinctions ,
margin ,
mathematical precision ,
maturation ,
meticulousness ,
minuteness ,
minutia ,
narrow margin ,
narrowing ,
naturalness ,
neatness ,
nice distinction ,
niceness ,
niceness of distinction ,
nicety ,
nuance ,
palate ,
particle of difference ,
particularity ,
particularness ,
peach fuzz ,
pellucidity ,
percolation ,
perfection ,
perspicuity ,
plainness ,
point of difference ,
polish ,
politeness ,
politesse ,
preciseness ,
precisianism ,
precision ,
propriety ,
pubescence ,
punctiliousness ,
punctuality ,
purification ,
purifying ,
purity ,
quality ,
quintessence ,
refined discrimination ,
refined palate ,
refining ,
removal ,
restraint ,
riddling ,
right ,
rightness ,
rigidity ,
rigidness ,
rigor ,
rigorousness ,
ripening ,
satin ,
satininess ,
screening ,
scrupulosity ,
scrupulousness ,
seasoning ,
seemliness ,
selectiveness ,
sense ,
sensibility ,
sensitivity ,
separation ,
severity ,
shade of difference ,
sieving ,
sifting ,
silk ,
silkiness ,
simplicity ,
simplification ,
smoothness ,
socialization ,
softness ,
sophistication ,
spirit ,
spiritualization ,
straightforwardness ,
straining ,
streamlining ,
strictness ,
stripping ,
stripping down ,
suaveness ,
suavity ,
subduction ,
sublation ,
sublimation ,
subtle distinction ,
subtlety ,
subtraction ,
tact ,
tactfulness ,
taste ,
tastefulness ,
terseness ,
textualism ,
the letter ,
unaffectedness ,
uncluttering ,
unscrambling ,
unsnarling ,
urbanity ,
velvet ,
velvetiness ,
wide margin ,
winnowing
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REFINEMENT Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster The meaning of REFINEMENT is the action or process of refining How to use refinement in a sentence
REFINEMENT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary REFINEMENT definition: 1 the process of making a substance pure: 2 a small change that improves something: 3 a… Learn more
REFINEMENT Definition Meaning - Dictionary. com Refinement definition: fineness or elegance of feeling, taste, manners, language, etc See examples of REFINEMENT used in a sentence
Refinement - Wikipedia Look up refinement in Wiktionary, the free dictionary
refinement noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes . . . Definition of refinement noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary [countable] a small change to something that improves it synonym enhancement This particular model has a further refinement It is possible to add a few useful refinements to the basic system
REFINEMENT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary Refinements are small changes or additions that you make to something in order to improve it Refinement is the process of making refinements Older cars inevitably lack the latest safety refinements development and refinement of the game Refinement is politeness and good manners a girl who possessed both dignity and refinement
Refinement - definition of refinement by The Free Dictionary Define refinement refinement synonyms, refinement pronunciation, refinement translation, English dictionary definition of refinement n 1 The act of refining 2 The result of refining; an improvement or elaboration 3 The state or quality of being refined; cultivation, as in manners or
refinement - definition and meaning - Wordnik noun The act of refining or purifying; the act of separating from a substance all extraneous matter; purification: clarification: as, the refinement of metals or liquors noun The state of being pure or purified
REFINEMENT Synonyms: 173 Similar and Opposite Words - Merriam-Webster Synonyms for REFINEMENT: improvement, advance, advancement, enhancement, development, breakthrough, innovation, discovery; Antonyms of REFINEMENT: breakdown, setback, reduction, collapse, crash, decrease, impediment, hindrance
Refinement Definition Meaning | Britannica Dictionary REFINEMENT meaning: 1 : the act or process of removing unwanted substances from something the act or process of making something pure; 2 : the act or process of improving something often + of