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[/rɪˈfaɪnmənt; rɪˋfaɪnmənt/] n 用法:
1 [U] refining or being refined 精炼; 精制; 提纯:
the refinement of oil, sugar, etc 油、 糖等的精炼 *
the gradual refinement of her taste in music 她音乐修养的逐步提高. 用法:
2 [U] culture or elegance of manners, taste, language, etc （仪态、 趣味、 语言等的）高雅, 文雅:
a person of great refinement 温文尔雅的人 *
lack of refinement 缺乏教养. 用法:
3 [C esp pl 尤作复数] (a) clever development of eg machinery, technique; improvement （机器、 技术等的）精巧的改进; 改良:
all the refinements of 20th-century technology 20世纪技术上的一切进步 *
The oven has an automatic timer and other refinements. 这个烤箱有自动定时器及其他改进装置. *
make further refinements to our original model 对我们最初的型号作进一步的改进.
(b) subtle or ingenious development of eg thought, behaviour 精妙, 精细（思想、 行为的）:
refinements of meaning, cruelty 意义的精细入微、 残酷之极. |