Fineness

(noun.) the quality of being very good indeed; 'the inn is distinguished by the fineness of its cuisine'.

(noun.) having a very fine texture; 'the fineness of the sand on the beach'.

(noun.) the property of being very narrow or thin; 'he marvelled at the fineness of her hair'.

科迪莉亚整理

• Upon this history, therefore, mechanical and illiberal as it may seem (all fineness and daintiness set aside), the greatest diligence must be bestowed. 李贝. 西洋科学史.
• When the proper fineness had been obtained in this way, the cotton, as it passed from the second pair of rollers, was twisted into a firm strong thread by spindles attached to the frame. 鲁伯特·萨金特·荷兰. 历史性发明.
• Then they were stamped to indicate their fineness and guarantee their purity. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• It seemed apparent, therefore, that in order to obtain the desired speed there would have to be sacrificed that fineness of emulsion necessary for the securing of sharp pictures. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
• A short man was his Lordship, broad-chested and bow-legged, but proud of the fineness of his foot and ankle, and always caressing his garter-knee. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
• The fineness of gold, it has been said, is more difficult to be ascertained than that of silver. 亚当·斯密. 国富论.
• The long travel of the carriage back and forth, and the simultaneous twisting and drawing of the yarns, produced threads of great fineness and regularity. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.
• My old beau, Wellington, is going on famously, thanks to the fineness of his nerves and his want of feeling, and his excellent luck. 哈里特·威尔逊. 哈里特·威尔逊回忆录.
• The fineness of gold is estimated by carats, pure gold being twenty-four carats fine. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• But he was really impersonal, he had the fineness of an elegant piece of machinery. 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯. 恋爱中的女人.
• The mills of the modern gods, the inventors, grind with exceeding and exact fineness, but the work of a human hand upon a manufactured article still appeals to human sympathy. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世纪发明.
• The French livre contained, in the time of Charlemagne, a pound, Troyes weight, of silver of a known fineness. 亚当·斯密. 国富论.
• They are generally thickest in the middle, while their teeth are of various degrees of fineness and of different forms. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• The rock is broken down and then ground to a fineness of 80 to 90 per cent. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
• The ductility of glass at high temperatures seems to be unlimited, while its flexibility increases in proportion to the fineness to which its threads are drawn. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.

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