| 释义 |
refine /ri-fīnˈ/ transitive verb- To purify
- To clarify
- (usu with out) to get rid of (impurities, etc) by a purifying process
- To free from coarseness, vulgarity or crudity
- To make more cultured
intransitive verb- To become more fine, pure, subtle or cultured
- To apply or affect subtlety or nicety
- To improve by adding refinement or subtlety (with on or upon)
ORIGIN: L re- denoting change of state, and fine1 refinedˈ adjective refinˈedly adverb - In a refined manner
- With affected elegance
refinˈedness noun refineˈment noun - The act or practice of refining
- State of being refined
- Culture in feelings, taste and manners
- An improvement
- A subtlety
- An excessive nicety
refinˈer noun refinˈery noun A place for refining refinˈing noun |