finesse
- IPA[fɪˈnɛs]
英式
- impressive delicacy and skill；great subtlety and tact in handling or manipulating people or difficult situations
- bring about or deal with (something) by using great delicacy and skill；slyly attempt to avoid blame or censure when dealing with (a situation or problem)
verb: finesse, 3rd person present: finesses, gerund or present participle: finessing, past tense: finessed, past participle: finessed
noun: finesse, plural noun: finesses
- 釋義
名詞
- 1. impressive delicacy and skill orchestral playing of great finesse 同義詞
- ▪ great subtlety and tact in handling or manipulating people or difficult situations clients want advice and action that calls for considerable finesse 同義詞
- 2. (in bridge and whist) an attempt to win a trick with a card that is not a certain winner, typically by playing it as the third card in a trick in the hope that any card that could beat it is in the hand of the opponent who has already played. 同義詞
動詞
- 1. bring about or deal with (something) by using great delicacy and skill Karen spent ten months finessing the financing for the property
- ▪ North American slyly attempt to avoid blame or censure when dealing with (a situation or problem) despite the administration's attempts to finesse its mishaps, the public remained wary
- 2. (in bridge and whist) play (a card) in the hope of winning a trick with it because any card that could beat it is in the hand of the opponent who has already played.
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- IPA[fəˈnes]
美式
- intricate and refined delicacy: orchestral playing of great finesse
- do (something) in a subtle and delicate manner: his third shot, which he attempted to finesse, failed by a fraction
Oxford American Dictionary
