洗練

refinement noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com Oxford logo Toggle navigation Redeem Upgrade Help Sign in Dictionaries Dictionaries home English American English Academic Collocations German-English Grammar Grammar home Practical English Usage Learn & Practise Grammar (Beta) Word Lists Word Lists home My Word Lists Topics Recent additions Resources Resources home Text Checker Sign in Dictionaries Dictionaries home English American English Academic Collocations German-English Grammar Grammar home Practical English Usage Learn & Practise Grammar (Beta) Word Lists Word Lists home My Word Lists Topics Recent additions Resources Resources home Text Checker Redeem Upgrade Help TOP English English American English Academic English Collocations Practical English Usage German-English English-German English American English Enter search text Definition of refinement noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary refinement noun /rɪˈfaɪnmənt/ /rɪˈfaɪnmənt/ jump to other results [countable] a small change to something that improves it synonym enhancement This particular model has a further refinement. all the refinements of modern technology Extra Examples It is possible to add a few useful refinements to the basic system. a refinement in the masonry to add a further refinement to the computer system Oxford Collocations Dictionary adjective considerable great extra … … of refinement degree level verb + refinement need require add … preposition refinement in refinement on refinement to … See full entry Definitions on the go Look up any word in the dictionary offline, anytime, anywhere with the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary app. [countable, uncountable] a thing that is an improvement on an earlier, similar thing; the quality of being improved in this way refinement of something The new plan is a refinement of the one before. The kite was star-shaped and lacked the refinement of current designs. refinement on something a refinement on previous methods Oxford Collocations Dictionary adjective considerable great extra … … of refinement degree level verb + refinement need require add … preposition refinement in refinement on refinement to … See full entry [uncountable] the process of improving something or of making something pure the refinement of industrial techniques the refinement of uranium Extra Examples the progressive refinement of their accounting technique The technology requires a great deal of refinement. a lack of refinement in engine design All programs have bugs and need endless refinement. Oxford Collocations Dictionary adjective considerable great extra … … of refinement degree level verb + refinement need require add … preposition refinement in refinement on refinement to … See full entry [uncountable] the quality of being polite and well educated and able to judge the quality of things; the state of having the sort of manners that are considered typical of a high social class synonym gentility a person of considerable refinement an atmosphere of refinement a woman of great refinement and beauty Oxford Collocations Dictionary adjective great verb + refinement lack preposition refinement in phrases a lack of refinement See full entry Word Origin early 17th cent.: from refine + -ment , influenced by French raffinement . See refinement in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary See refinement in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic English Check pronunciation: refinement Nearby words refine verb refined adjective refinement noun refiner noun refinery noun elapse verb From the Topic Time C2 Oxford Learner's Dictionaries Word of the Day