| 单词 | refinement |
| 释义 | refinement —refinement /rɪˈfaɪn.mənt/ noun (CHANGE) F0 [U] the process of making a substance pure: » The refinement of raw opium yields other drugs, such as morphine.Thesaurus+: ↑Correcting and mending , ↑Editing and compilingThesaurus+: ↑Industrial processingF0 [C or U] a small change that improves something: » These refinements have increased the machine's accuracy by 25 percent.» Clearly, the hypothesis does need some refinement, in the light of these surprising results.Thesaurus+: ↑Becoming better , ↑Making things better , ↑Making progress and advancingThesaurus+: ↑Changing , ↑Adapting and modifying , ↑Adapting and attuning to something , ↑Changing frequentlynoun [U] (POLITENESS) ► F0 a quality of politeness and education: » She's the personification of culture and refinement.Thesaurus+: ↑Manners and levels of formality , ↑Polite and respectful |
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