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

• A shrewd diplomat must be a master of finesse.
  一个精明的外交官必定是位手腕高手。
• This takes some finesse.
  这需要一些技巧。
• Paul played the sonata with great finesse.
  保罗以丰富的技巧弹奏了这部奏鸣曲。
• Terminating a project needs delicate handling and finesse.
  想要中止项目，需要精妙的处理方法和技巧。
• But I tried to finesse that point with her.
  我试过让她放弃天真的想法。
• 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。
• This business requires a certain amount of finesse.
  这桩买卖需要耍些手段。
• 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。
• This is gonna require a little finesse.
  处理这些事情需要点技巧。
• Of course, it's that same finesse that makes him an unusual fit at power forward.
  当然，他的技巧使他不让人觉得他应该是一个大前锋。