Finesse



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解释

GRE 红宝书

• n.技巧; 计谋; 手段

Webster Collegiate

I. noun

• Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from fin
• Date: 1528
• 1. refinement or delicacy of workmanship, structure, or texture
• 2. skillful handling of a situation ; adroit maneuvering
• 3. the withholding of one's highest card or trump in the hope that a lower card will take the trick because the only opposing higher card is in the hand of an opponent who has already played

II. verb (finessed; finessing)

• Date: 1746
• intransitive verb
  • to make a finesse in playing cards
• transitive verb
  • 1. to play (a card) in a finesse
  • 2.
    • a. to bring about, direct, or manage by adroit maneuvering <finesse his way through tight places — Marquis James>
    • b. evade, skirt <finesse the hard issues>

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