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Nicety Precision Naisiti N.准确,精确 英 N.准确,精确(Precisi Accuracy 考

单词 nicety
音标 ['naisiti]
解释 n.准确,精确
红宝书 【英】 n.准确,精确(precisi on; accuracy)
【考】 nicety : precision / illusion : fantasy(精确和精确/ 幻想和幻想)
字源 nicety (n.)
mid-14c., "folly, stupidity," from Old French niceté "foolishness, childishness, simplicity," from nice "silly" (see nice). Underwent sense evolution parallel to nice, arriving at "minute, subtle point" 1580s and "exactitude" in 1650s. Phrase to a nicety "exactly" is attested from 1795.
不择手段背单词 n. 精确; 谨慎(要求细心和精确对待的性质)
【记】源于: nice(adj 美好的; 挑剔的; 精密的)
【类】nicety: precision = illusion: fantasy精确 = 幻想(同义)
趣味全助记 【记】nice 美好,精确

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