柯林斯詞典refinement /r??fa?nm?nt/ (refinements) 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; 完善 Older cars inevitably lack the latest safety refinements. 較老式的汽車難免缺乏最新的安全改進。2. N-UNCOUNT Refinement is politeness and good manners. 彬彬有禮; 舉止文雅 返回 refinement劍橋詞典 refinement noun (CHANGE) [ 不可數(shù)或單數(shù)名詞:沒有復數(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)過提煉產(chǎn)生其他藥物,如嗎啡。 [ 可數(shù)名詞:有復數(shù)形式的名詞 or 不可數(shù)或單數(shù)名詞:沒有復數(shù)形式的名詞 ] a small change that improves something (精細的)改進,完善 These refinements have increased the machine's accuracy by 25 percent . 經(jīng)過這些改進,機器的準確率提高了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果來看,該假設確實需要進一步完善。 refinement noun (POLITENESS) [ 不可數(shù)或單數(shù)名詞:沒有復數(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