finesse

英 [fɪˈnes]

美 [fɪˈnes]

n.  手腕; 策略; 手段
v.  用策略对付某事; 巧妙地做; 派头十足地做

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牛津词典

noun

• 手腕；策略；手段
  great skill in dealing with people or situations, especially in a delicate way

verb

• 用策略对付某事
  to deal with sth in a way that is clever but slightly dishonest
  1. to finesse a deal
     略施小计达成一桩交易
• 巧妙地做；派头十足地做
  to do sth with a lot of skill or style

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 手腕;策略;技巧
  If you do something withfinesse, you do it with great skill and style.
  1. ...handling momentous diplomatic challenges with tact and finesse.
     运用机智和策略处理重大外交难题

英英释义

noun

• subtly skillful handling of a situation
  Synonym:delicacydiplomacydiscreetness

双语例句

• Paul played the sonata with great finesse.
  保罗以丰富的技巧弹奏了这部奏鸣曲。
• She is all finesse, employing wide-angle and drop shots and forcing her opponents into movement.
  她手法高超，利用大角度斜线球和扣杀迫使对手疲于奔命。
• Unfortunately, nowhere along the way had he acquired finesse or polished manners.
  不幸的是，他始终没有学会灵活的手腕或文雅的举止。
• He wheedled money from his father with considerable finesse.
  他耍了个手腕儿花言巧语地从父亲那里得到了钱。
• I still have the heart finesse to fall back on.
  我可以依靠红心飞牌。
• Clearly, some sort of finesse is required.
  显然，还需要一些更好的策略。
• You can finesse the question by having people self-referentially define.
  你可以提出有技巧的问题，让人们以自己指认的方式定义。
• You can excel at a sport or competition that requires finesse and creativity as well as strength and power.
  在需要手腕、创造力以及力量的竞争或比赛中，你能够获胜。
• French nuance and finesse are everywhere.
  对法语的借用和引用则在英语中是随处可见。
• It takes a lot of patience and finesse, but it can be done.
  这得有很大的耐心跟精密的计算，但这确实是可行的。