finesse

英 [fɪˈnes]

美 [fɪˈnes]

n. 手腕; 策略; 手段
v. 用策略对付某事; 巧妙地做; 派头十足地做

Collins.1 / BNC.18503 / COCA.13491

牛津词典

noun

手腕；策略；手段
great skill in dealing with people or situations, especially in a delicate way

verb

用策略对付某事
to deal with sth in a way that is clever but slightly dishonest
1. to finesse a deal
  略施小计达成一桩交易
巧妙地做；派头十足地做
to do sth with a lot of skill or style

N-UNCOUNT 手腕;策略;技巧
If you do something withfinesse, you do it with great skill and style.
1. ...handling momentous diplomatic challenges with tact and finesse.
  运用机智和策略处理重大外交难题

noun

But I tried to finesse that point with her.
我试过让她放弃天真的想法。
With this technique you're still making a finesse presentation but you have power behind it.
采用该技术你还在做一个灵巧的表现，但你有力量在它后面。
You can finesse the question by having people self-referentially define.
你可以提出有技巧的问题，让人们以自己指认的方式定义。
French nuance and finesse are everywhere.
对法语的借用和引用则在英语中是随处可见。
This can take some finesse to get the desired size.
这样可以使一些策略获得理想的大小。
He wheedled money from his father with considerable finesse.
他耍了个手腕儿花言巧语地从父亲那里得到了钱。
Unfortunately, nowhere along the way had he acquired finesse or polished manners.
不幸的是，他始终没有学会灵活的手腕或文雅的举止。
You can excel at a sport or competition that requires finesse and creativity as well as strength and power.
在需要手腕、创造力以及力量的竞争或比赛中，你能够获胜。
Of course, it's that same finesse that makes him an unusual fit at power forward.
当然，他的技巧使他不让人觉得他应该是一个大前锋。
I still have the heart finesse to fall back on.
我可以依靠红心飞牌。