英汉词典

fine 基本解释

• adj. 好的；优良的；细小的，精美的；健康的；晴朗的
• n. 罚款
• vt. 罚款；澄清
• adv. 很好地；精巧地
• n. (Fine)人名；(意)菲内；(英)法恩

fine 词态变化

fine 中文词源

来自拉丁语finis, 终结，边界，词源同finish. 引申义接近极点的，最高程度的，精细的，好的。罚金义来自终结债务，解决争端等。词义演变参照sublime.

fine 英文词源

fine

fine: [12] Both the adjective and the noun fine have come a very long way since their beginnings in Latin finis ‘end’. The etymological sense of the adjective is ‘finished’ – hence, ‘of high quality’. It comes via Old French fin from Vulgar Latin *fīnus, an adjective formed from the Latin verb fīnīre ‘limit, complete’ (source of English finish). (A derivative of *finus was the noun *finitia, from which ultimately English gets finesse [15].) The noun fine also comes from an Old French fin, this time a noun descended directly from Latin fīnis.

In medieval times this was used for ‘money to be paid at the completion of legal proceedings’ – hence the present-day sense ‘payment imposed as a punishment’. From the same ultimate source, but reflecting different aspects of it, come confine [16] and define [14] (‘limitation’) and refine [16] (‘high quality’).
=> confine, define, final, finance, finesse, finish, refine

fine (adj.)

mid-13c., "unblemished, refined, pure, free of impurities," also "of high quality, choice," from Old French fin "perfected, of highest quality" (12c.), a back-formation from finire or else from Latin finis "that which divides, a boundary, limit, border, end" (see finish (v.)); hence "acme, peak, height," as in finis boni "the highest good." The English word is from c. 1300 as "rich, valuable, costly;" also in a moral sense "true, genuine; faithful, constant." From late 14c. as "expertly fashioned, well or skillfully made," also, of cloth, "delicately wrought." Of weapons or edges, "sharp" from c. 1400. In reference to quality of gold and silver, late 15c.

In French, the main meaning remains "delicate, intricately skillful;" in English since c. 1300 fine has been also a general broad expression of admiration or approval, the equivalent of French beau (as in fine arts, 1767, translating French beaux-arts). Related: Finer; finest. Fine print is from 1861 as "type small and close-set;" by 1934 in the extended sense "qualifications and limitations of a deal."

fine (n.)

c. 1200, "termination, end; end of life," from Old French fin "end, limit, boundary; death; fee, payment, finance, money" (10c.), from Latin finis "end" (see finish (v.)), in Medieval Latin also "payment in settlement, fine or tax."

Modern meaning "exaction of money payment for an offense or dereliction" is via sense of "sum of money paid for exemption from punishment or to compensate for injury" (mid-14c., from the same sense in Anglo-French, late 13c.) and from phrases such as to make fine "make one's peace, settle a matter" (c. 1300). Meaning "sum of money imposed as penalty for some offense" is first recorded 1520s.

fine (v.)

late 13c., "pay as a ransom or penalty," from fine (n.). Inverted meaning "to punish by pecuniary penalty" is from 1550s. Related: Fined; fining.

fine 词组搭配

fine 英文释义

1. money extracted as a penalty

fine 同义词解析

beautiful, fair, handsome, lovely, pretty, fine

这些形容词均含"美丽的，漂亮的"之意。

beautiful： 普通用词，含义广泛，语气最强，指优美和谐，是一种几乎接近完美的美。指人时通常形容女人或小孩，很少用于描写男子。

fair： 正式用词，多用于文学中，形容女子和儿童，侧重外表的美。

handsome： 多用于描写男性的英俊潇洒。有时也形容女人，指其五官端正，体态秀丽。

lovely： 普通用词，描写人时，主要指女人和小孩的相貌，语气不如beautiful强。

pretty： 普通用词，语气比beautiful弱，多用于描写妇女、儿童以及小巧玲珑，精美可爱之物。

fine： 指在容貌、身材或风度等方面令人感到可爱。用于事物时，强调形式或内容的优美。

delicate, fine, subtle

这3个形容词均含"微妙的，细微的"之意。

delicate： 侧重指需要谨慎处理和对待。

fine： 隐含"不易察觉的"意味。

subtle： 侧重有洞察、领悟事物细微差别以及微妙关系的能力。

fine 双语例句

1. "I want to send a telegram." — "Fine, to whom?"

“我想发份电报。”——“好的，发给谁？”

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2. She's going to be fine. She always was pretty strong.

她会好的。她一直都很强壮。

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3. Before the race, he is fine. But afterwards he is worn out.

赛前他状态很好，赛后就筋疲力尽了。

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4. Billy Sullivan had impressed me as a fine man.

比利·沙利文给我留下的印象是他是个很不错的人。

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5. He was about seven years old, small and fine-boned like his mother.

他大概7岁，骨架像他妈妈一样娇小均匀。

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fine 实用场景例句

a very fine performance

十分精彩的演出

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fine clothes/wines/workmanship

漂亮的衣服；美酒；精湛的工艺

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a particularly fine example of Saxon architecture

撒克逊式建筑的优秀范例

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Jim has made a fine job of the garden.

吉姆把花园拾掇得漂漂亮亮。

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people who enjoy the finer things in life (= for example art, good food, etc.)

享受美好生活的人

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He tried to appeal to their finer feelings (= feelings of duty, love, etc.) .

他试图打动他们更美好的情感（即责任感、爱等）。

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It was his finest hour (= most successful period) as manager of the England team.

那是他作为英格兰队教练的鼎盛时期。

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‘How are you? ’ ‘Fine, thanks. ’

“你好吗？”“很好，谢谢。”

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I was feeling fine when I got up this morning.

今天早上我起床时感觉很舒服。

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‘I'll leave this here, OK? ’ ‘Fine. ’

“我把这个留在这儿，可以吗？”“可以。”

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‘Bob wants to know if he can come too. ’ ‘ That's fine by me . ’

“鲍勃想知道他是否也能来。”“我认为没问题。”

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Don't worry. Your speech was fine.

别担心。你的讲话挺好的。

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You go on without me. I'll be fine .

别管我了，你继续吧。我没事的。

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An east London school has set a precedent by fining pupils who break the rules.

伦敦东区的一所学校开创了对违反校规的学生处以罚金的先例。

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She was fined £500 and banned from driving for one month...

她被罚款500 英镑，而且一个月内禁止开车。

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He might be doing a spot of gardening if the weather is fine.

天气晴朗的话，他也许会侍弄侍弄花草。

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He was an excellent journalist and a very fine man.

他是位杰出的记者，为人也非常正派。

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I was with fine people doing a good job...

我和高尚的人们一起干着一份不错的工作。

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The market likes the broad outline but is reserving judgment on the fine detail.

市场对这一整体设想表示出认可，但在具体细节上还未作出反应。

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She'll wear fine jewellery wherever she goes.

无论到哪儿她都会佩戴精美的首饰。

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We waited in our fine clothes...

我们身着盛装等候。

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The ship has come to rest on the fine sand.

这艘船停靠在细沙滩上。

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The heat scorched the fine hairs on her arms...

炙热烤焦了她手臂上的汗毛。

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If you don't want to give it to me, that's fine, I don't mind...

如果你不想把它给我，那可以，我不介意。

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If competition is the best way to achieve it, then, fine...

如果竞争是达到目标的最佳方式，那就这么着吧。

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The skiing is fine...

滑雪还行。

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Everything was going to be just fine...

一切都会好起来的。

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Lina is fine and sends you her love and best wishes.

莉娜身体很好，还让我转达她对你的爱和祝福。

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This is a fine book.

这是一本好书。

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There is a fine view of the countryside...

这里可以看到乡村的美景。

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