refinement
UK/ri'fainmәnt/US
TOEFLB2
释义
n.
The process of purifying or improving something.
精炼;改进,改良。
n.
Elegance and good taste in behavior, appearance, or culture.
优雅,高雅,教养。
n.
A small change that improves something.
(细微的)改进之处。
词根拆分
词根派生refine 的名词:「精炼的动作或结果」。它涵盖过程(原油的精炼)、人身上养成的品质(a woman of refinement 有教养的女子),以及单个改进的微调(对设计做几处 refinements)。
词根 fin 还连着 30 个词常用搭配
- 1.further refinement进一步改进
- 2.cultural refinement文化修养
- 3.a degree of refinement一定程度的精致
- 4.minor refinements细微的改进
例句
- 1.
The product went through several rounds of refinement.
这款产品经过了几轮改进。
- 2.
She carried herself with grace and refinement.
她举止优雅,颇有教养。
- 3.
A few small refinements made the app much faster.
几处小改进让这款应用快了许多。