nicety

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A small detail or distinction. countable,uncountable
    — We met the new captain while we were taking enemy fire and were unable to observe the niceties of formal introductions.
  2. Subtlety or precision of use; exactness; preciseness. countable,uncountable
    — A rocket-propelled grenade doesn't have the nicety of a sniper round, but you must admit its effectiveness.
  3. A delicacy of character or feeling usually from excessive refinement; fastidiousness. countable,uncountable
    — [I]f you knew how Selina feels with respect to sleeping at an inn, you would not wonder at Mrs. Churchill’s making incredible exertions to avoid it. Selina says it is quite horror to her—and I believe I have caught a little of her nicety.
  4. Synonym of social nicety. countable,uncountable
    — To be sure, 2012 marks an emphatic end to the bygone courtesy of allowing the other campaign to have its convention moment. But the traditional nicety began unraveling at least two or three election cycles ago.
  5. That which is delicate to the taste. countable,obsolete,uncountable
形容词 adj.
  1. Behaving in an unpleasant or spiteful way that is seemingly, or perceived as, pleasant or agreeable.
    — Now, believe me, I know just how tempting it is to come back with a snarky reply in the comments of these videos. I've done it here and there just to scratch the itch. It's because I've had a lot of training on how to be nicety. It was a survival tactic at Tesla. It has literally become an automatic response for me.

词形变化

niceties plural

词汇关系

衍生词
overnicety social nicety to a nicety

词源

词源 1
From Middle English nicetee, from Old French niceté (“simpleness, foolishness”), from nice (“simple, foolish”); equivalent to nice + -e- + -ty.
词源 2
From Middle English nicetee, from Old French niceté (“simpleness, foolishness”), from nice (“simple, foolish”); equivalent to nice + -e- + -ty.
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