Word · Frequency #18431
niceties
精确；准确；得体
niceties is the plural of nicety.
the quality of being exactly right, proper, or in accordance with a standard of correctness
- 1.
A small detail or distinction.
小细节或细微差别。
- 2.
Subtlety or precision of use; exactness; preciseness.
使用的精细或准确；精确；精密。
- 3.
A delicacy of character or feeling usually from excessive refinement; fastidiousness.
常因过分讲究而形成的性格或情感上的细腻；过分挑剔。
- 4.
Synonym of social nicety.
社交礼节(social nicety)的同义词。
细微差别；微妙之处；小细节或细微差别。；使用的精细或准确；精确；精密。；常因过分讲究而形成的性格或情感上的细腻；过分挑剔。；社交礼节(social nicety)的同义词。
In use
Politeness involves more than just following social niceties.
She mastered the niceties of formal correspondence in her first week at work.
We should not ignore the small niceties that make guests feel welcome.
the niceties of sth
这里 nicety 用复数，表示某一领域里需要注意的细节或微妙差别。
She knows the niceties of diplomatic protocol.
她懂得外交礼仪的细微之处。
to a nicety
固定习语，表示“恰好、精确地”，多修饰动词或形容词。
The roast was cooked to a nicety.
烤肉烤得恰到好处。
Common mistakes
She speaks English nicety.She speaks English nicely.
Connections
Collocations
- to a nicety
- 精确地；恰到好处地
- She calculated the amount of paint to a nicety.她把油漆的用量计算得精确无误。
- social niceties
- 社交礼节；社交上的繁文缛节
- He never mastered the social niceties.他始终没有掌握社交礼节。
- the niceties of legal procedure
- 法律程序的细微之处
- The judge was known for her attention to the niceties of legal procedure.那位法官以注重法律程序的细微之处而著称。
- observe the niceties
- 遵守礼仪；讲究礼节
- Even in a crisis, she observed the niceties.即使在危急时刻，她也讲究礼节。
- diplomatic niceties
- 外交礼仪；外交辞令
- They exchanged diplomatic niceties before the meeting began.会议开始前，他们互相寒暄了一番外交辞令。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想 nicety 开头像 nice（细致周到）：做事要 nice 到每一处细节，追求精确、得体，留意微妙差别。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：正式写作、礼仪讨论、词义辨析 nicety 通常用于正式语体，表示“准确、得体”或“细微差别”，日常口语中较少见。具体含义需根据上下文判断。
Pronunciation & Spelling
No common word rhymes exactly with nicety (/ˈnaɪsəti/). Society (/səˈsaɪəti/), variety (/vəˈraɪəti/) and piety (/ˈpaɪəti/) are near-rhymes: they share the /aɪəti/ ending but do not have the /s/ after the stressed vowel. City (/ˈsɪti/) is a spelling lookalike with a different vowel. Capacity (/kəˈpæsəti/) and simplicity (/sɪmˈplɪsəti/) share the final unstressed /səti/ with nicety, but the stress is on a different syllable; this sound is more often spelled -city, while nicety uses -cety.
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