refinement
[rɪ'faɪn.mənt] noun
CHANGE 改变
uncountable
■the process of making a substance pure 提炼；提纯；精炼•The refinement of raw opium yields other drugs, such as morphine.生鸦片经过提炼产生其他药物，如吗啡。 countable or uncountable
■a small change that improves something （精细的）改进，完善•These refinements have increased the machine's accuracy by 25%.经过这些改进，机器的准确率提高了25%。 •Clearly, the hypothesis does need some refinement, in the light of these surprising results.很显然，从这些令人惊讶的结果来看，该假设确实需要进一步完善。
[rɪ'faɪn.mənt] noun
POLITENESS 有礼教
uncountable
■a quality of politeness and education 文雅；高雅；有教养•She's the personification of culture and refinement.她是文化与教养的化身。 |