"refined" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 精煉的
• 優雅的

Definition

指某物經過處理去除了雜質，也用來形容某人或某物很優雅、高雅或有品味。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

常用於指經過處理變得更純淨的物質，如“refined sugar”；形容人時代表優雅有修養，語氣較正式。常見搭配有“refined taste”、“refined manners”。

Examples

This cake is made with refined sugar.

這個蛋糕是用**精煉的**糖做的。

She has very refined manners.

她的舉止很**優雅**。

Oil must be refined before it can be used as fuel.

石油必須先**精煉**才能用作燃料。

He's got such a refined sense of humor—very subtle and clever.

他的幽默感非常**高雅**，很微妙很聰明。

After years of practice, her technique became quite refined.

多年練習後，她的技藝變得非常**精湛**。

You can tell he comes from a refined background just by the way he speaks.

光聽他說話就知道他來自**優雅**的背景。