词汇 | finesse |
释义 | finesse noun[ U ] uk /fɪˈnes/ us /fɪˈnes/ great skill or style: (高超的)技艺,技巧 It was a disappointing performance that lacked finesse.表演者技艺平平,令人失望。 Synonym delicacy Skill, talent and ability ability accomplishment accuracy acumen adroitness chop endowment functioning genius gift greatness have a command of something prowess pyrotechnic pyrotechnics qualification repertoire repertory speciality workmanship finesse verb[ T ] uk /fɪˈnes/ us /fɪˈnes/ to deal with a situation or a person in a skilful and often slightly dishonest way: 巧妙地应对;用策略对付 She finessed the interview by playing down her lack of experience and talking about her long-standing interest in the field.她对自己的经验不足轻描淡写,转而谈论自己对该领域长久以来的兴趣,就这样巧妙地把采访应对过去了。 to improve something so it is the best it can possibly be: 使…达到最好状态 After they'd finessed the software, they followed the people using it for several months.他们在改善软件后跟踪了用户好几个月的时间。 Cheating & tricking anti-fraud bad faith bamboozle bilk blackmail deceive diddle feint flannel game-fixing grift grifter gull gyp have an eye to/for the main chanceidiom prankster pretext pretextual pull pull a fast oneidiom You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Making things better finesse | American Dictionaryfinesse noun[ U ] us/fəˈnes/ great skill or style: She has handled these difficult negotiations with real finesse. Examples of finessefinesse Ultimately, something as important as that cannot be finessed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The targets need to be finessed and changed as we jointly gain more experience. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Since the scheme has been finessed and improved, it has been a significant success. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I felt, as did my colleagues on the committee, as we listened to witnesses, that they were all finessing for position. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We note the ingenuity with which the panel has finessed this proposal, but we still believe that a digital licence tax would be wrong in principle and in practice. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not believe in that theory that the finesses, the niceties and the graces of life—literature, art and music—should be kept for those who follow the learned professions. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The lighted crescent stands out from the dark ground with all the finesse of chiaroscuro, a veritable explosion of full sunlight. Pascal knew from within both geometry and finesse. No amount of finesse and no amount of repackaging will hide its glaring inadequacies and injustices. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 However, the real danger is to pretend that one can finesse one's way through and that the dangers do not exist. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There must be a degree of finesse, in that funding must form part of the way in which we deal with those problems. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In the latest finesse, the community programme is to be jettisoned and replaced by employment training. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The notice endeavours to finesse the system without dealing with the substantive or procedural rules. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In the 1970s, the economy passed through bankruptcy, our industrial relations were appalling, and much architecture was devoid of durability and finesse. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He brings to the halls of akademia all the finesse and subtlety of a broadside of grapeshot fired at close quarters. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of finesse These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. 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