英语词汇“refinement”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

refinement

/rɪˈfʌɪnm(ə)nt

noun [mass noun]

1The process of removing impurities or unwanted elements from a substance: the refinement of uranium...

The answer lies in the fact that these molecules (together with other minerals and nutrients) are removed from our daily diets by refinement processes.
She spends nearly quarter of an hour talking me through the growing, shipping, refinement and chemical processes.
The bulk vaccine will be produced in Baxter's production facility in Europe and then shipped to the United States for refinement and processing.

Synonyms

purification, refining, clarifying, clarification, cleansing, straining, sifting, filtering, filtration, rarefaction, distillation, concentration, processing, treatment, treating

technical rectification

1.1The improvement or clarification of something by the making of small changes: this gross figure needs considerable refinement [count noun]: recent refinements to production techniques...

Two refinements I would like to see are an improved, wider trigger bar, and a somewhat longer stem.
Thornton's basic typology remains persuasive, though later writers have added further refinements.
A further refinement is to establish a standardized numbering system to label all structures in contested areas.

Synonyms

improvement, perfection, polishing, honing, fine-tuning, touching up, revision, editing, copy-editing;

completion, finishing, finishing off, the final/finishing touches, crowning, consummation

informal tweaking

1.2Cultured elegance in behaviour or manner: her carefully cultivated veneer of refinement...

Of course, calling Descartes the first nerd grossly ignores his personal refinement, elegant prose style, sly wit, even his surprising career as a soldier of fortune.
This place was a vacation from the discriminating world, a place where culture and refinement took a step down to allow raw emotion to pass.
These are people of refinement, they have manners and tact and I'm sure they're all expecting the same of you.

Synonyms

style, elegance, finesse, polish, finish, sophistication, urbanity;

civility, politeness, grace, graciousness, courtliness, good manners, good breeding, gentility;

cultivation, culture, taste, discrimination

humorous couth

French politesse

1.3Sophisticated and superior good taste: the refinement of Hellenistic art...

My own feeling is that Englishmen of taste and refinement prefer the longer word, but, sadly, American influence has meant that it is now falling out of use.
The flowery schemes shouldn't work, but they do (the line between bad taste and refinement can be a fine one).
It's a bit tacky, especially in comparison to the sophistication and refinement of the historic section.

单词	refinement
释义	refinement /rɪˈfʌɪnm(ə)nt / noun [mass noun] 1The process of removing impurities or unwanted elements from a substance: the refinement of uranium... The answer lies in the fact that these molecules (together with other minerals and nutrients) are removed from our daily diets by refinement processes. She spends nearly quarter of an hour talking me through the growing, shipping, refinement and chemical processes. The bulk vaccine will be produced in Baxter's production facility in Europe and then shipped to the United States for refinement and processing. Synonyms purification, refining, clarifying, clarification, cleansing, straining, sifting, filtering, filtration, rarefaction, distillation, concentration, processing, treatment, treating technical rectification 1.1The improvement or clarification of something by the making of small changes: this gross figure needs considerable refinement [count noun]: recent refinements to* production techniques... Two refinements I would like to see are an improved, wider trigger bar, and a somewhat longer stem. Thornton's basic typology remains persuasive, though later writers have added further refinements. A further refinement is to establish a standardized numbering system to label all structures in contested areas. Synonyms improvement, perfection, polishing, honing, fine-tuning, touching up, revision, editing, copy-editing; completion, finishing, finishing off, the final/finishing touches, crowning, consummation informal* tweaking 1.2Cultured elegance in behaviour or manner: her carefully cultivated veneer of refinement... Of course, calling Descartes the first nerd grossly ignores his personal refinement, elegant prose style, sly wit, even his surprising career as a soldier of fortune. This place was a vacation from the discriminating world, a place where culture and refinement took a step down to allow raw emotion to pass. These are people of refinement, they have manners and tact and I'm sure they're all expecting the same of you. Synonyms style, elegance, finesse, polish, finish, sophistication, urbanity; civility, politeness, grace, graciousness, courtliness, good manners, good breeding, gentility; cultivation, culture, taste, discrimination humorous couth French politesse 1.3Sophisticated and superior good taste: the refinement of Hellenistic art... My own feeling is that Englishmen of taste and refinement prefer the longer word, but, sadly, American influence has meant that it is now falling out of use. The flowery schemes shouldn't work, but they do (the line between bad taste and refinement can be a fine one). It's a bit tacky, especially in comparison to the sophistication and refinement of the historic section.
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