finest 音标拼音: [f'ɑɪnəst]
a . 好的,出色的
好的,出色的
fine \
fine \ (
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a . [
Compar . {
finer } (
f [
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n "[~
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superl . {
finest }.] [
F .
fin ,
LL .
finus fine ,
pure ,
fr .
L .
finire to finish ;
cf .
finitus ,
p .
p .,
finished ,
completed (
hence the sense accomplished ,
perfect .)
See {
Finish },
and cf . {
Finite }.]
1 .
Finished ;
brought to perfection ;
refined ;
hence ,
free from impurity ;
excellent ;
superior ;
elegant ;
worthy of admiration ;
accomplished ;
beautiful .
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The gain thereof [
is better ]
than fine gold . --
Prov .
iii .
14 .
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A cup of wine that '
s brisk and fine . --
Shak .
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Not only the finest gentleman of his time ,
but one of the finest scholars . --
Felton .
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To soothe the sick bed of so fine a being [
Keats ].
--
Leigh Hunt .
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2 .
Aiming at show or effect ;
loaded with ornament ;
overdressed or overdecorated ;
showy .
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He gratified them with occasional . . .
fine writing . --
M .
Arnold .
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3 .
Nice ;
delicate ;
subtle ;
exquisite ;
artful ;
skillful ;
dexterous .
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The spider '
s touch ,
how exquisitely fine ! --
Pope .
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The nicest and most delicate touches of satire consist in fine raillery . --
Dryden .
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He has as fine a hand at picking a pocket as a woman . --
T .
Gray .
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4 .
Not coarse ,
gross ,
or heavy ;
as :
(
a )
Not gross ;
subtile ;
thin ;
tenous .
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The eye standeth in the finer medium and the object in the grosser . --
Bacon .
(
b )
Not coarse ;
comminuted ;
in small particles ;
as ,
fine sand or flour .
(
c )
Not thick or heavy ;
slender ;
filmy ;
as ,
a fine thread .
(
d )
Thin ;
attenuate ;
keen ;
as ,
a fine edge .
(
e )
Made of fine materials ;
light ;
delicate ;
as ,
fine linen or silk .
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5 .
Having (
such )
a proportion of pure metal in its composition ;
as ,
coins nine tenths fine .
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6 . (
Used ironically .)
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Ye have made a fine hand ,
fellows . --
Shak .
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Note :
Fine is often compounded with participles and adjectives ,
modifying them adverbially ;
a ,
fine -
drawn ,
fine -
featured ,
fine -
grained ,
fine -
spoken ,
fine -
spun ,
etc .
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{
Fine arch } (
Glass Making ),
the smaller fritting furnace of a glasshouse . --
Knight .
{
Fine arts }.
See the Note under {
Art }.
{
Fine cut },
fine cut tobacco ;
a kind of chewing tobacco cut up into shreds .
{
Fine goods },
woven fabrics of fine texture and quality .
--
McElrath .
{
Fine stuff },
lime ,
or a mixture of lime ,
plaster ,
etc .,
used as material for the finishing coat in plastering .
{
To sail fine } (
Naut .),
to sail as close to the wind as possible .
Syn : {
Fine }, {
Beautiful }.
Usage :
When used as a word of praise ,
fine (
being opposed to coarse )
denotes no "
ordinary thing of its kind ."
It is not as strong as beautiful ,
in reference to the single attribute implied in the latter term ;
but when we speak of a fine woman ,
we include a greater variety of particulars ,
viz .,
all the qualities which become a woman , --
breeding ,
sentiment ,
tact ,
etc .
The term is equally comprehensive when we speak of a fine garden ,
landscape ,
horse ,
poem ,
etc .;
and ,
though applied to a great variety of objects ,
the word has still a very definite sense ,
denoting a high degree of characteristic excellence .
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