refinement
柯林斯詞典
1. N-VAR Refinements are small changes or additions that you make to something in order to improve it. Refinement is the process of making refinements. 改進(jìn); 完善
Older cars inevitably lack the latest safety refinements. 較老式的汽車(chē)難免缺乏最新的安全改進(jìn)。
2. N-UNCOUNT Refinement is politeness and good manners. 彬彬有禮; 舉止文雅
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refinement /r??fa?nm?nt/ (refinements)
劍橋詞典
refinement noun (CHANGE)
[ 不可數(shù)或單數(shù)名詞：沒(méi)有復(fù)數(shù)形式的名詞 ]the process of making a substance pure
提煉；提純；精煉
The refinement of raw opium yields other drugs , such as morphine . 生鴉片經(jīng)過(guò)提煉產(chǎn)生其他藥物，如嗎啡。
[ 可數(shù)名詞：有復(fù)數(shù)形式的名詞 or 不可數(shù)或單數(shù)名詞：沒(méi)有復(fù)數(shù)形式的名詞 ]
a small change that improves something
（精細(xì)的）改進(jìn)，完善
These refinements have increased the machine's accuracy by 25 percent . 經(jīng)過(guò)這些改進(jìn)，機(jī)器的準(zhǔn)確率提高了25%。
Clearly, the hypothesis does need some refinement, in the light of these surprising results . 很顯然，從這些令人驚訝的結(jié)果來(lái)看，該假設(shè)確實(shí)需要進(jìn)一步完善。
refinement noun (POLITENESS)
[ 不可數(shù)或單數(shù)名詞：沒(méi)有復(fù)數(shù)形式的名詞 ]a quality of politeness and education
文雅；高雅；有教養(yǎng)
She's the personification of culture and refinement. 她是文化與教養(yǎng)的化身。 返回 refinement