"refined" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 精炼的
• 优雅的

Definition

指某物经过处理去除了杂质，也用来描述某人或某物很优雅、高雅或有品味。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

常用于指经过加工变得更纯净的物质，如“refined sugar”；形容人时表示优雅、有修养，语气较正式。常见搭配有“refined taste”、“refined manners”。

Examples

This cake is made with refined sugar.

这个蛋糕是用**精炼的**糖做的。

She has very refined manners.

她的举止很**优雅**。

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

石油必须先**精炼**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**，很微妙很聪明。

After years of practice, her technique became quite refined.

多年练习后，她的技艺变得非常**精湛**。

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

单听他说话就能看出他有**高雅**背景。