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 nicer
 (a.)良好的(ad.)良好的

 Nice a. [Compar. Nicer superl. Nicest.]
 1. Foolish; silly; simple; ignorant; also, weak; effeminate. [Obs.]
    But say that we ben wise and nothing nice.   --Chaucer.
 2. Of trifling moment; unimportant; trivial. [Obs.]
 The letter was not nice, but full of charge
 Of dear import.   --Shak.
 4. Overscrupulous or exacting; hard to please or satisfy; fastidious in small matters.
    Curious not knowing, not exact but nice.   --Pope.
 And to taste
 Think not I shall be nice.   --Milton.
 5. Delicate; refined; dainty; pure; -- of people.
    Dear love, continue nice and chaste.   --Donne.
    A nice and subtile happiness.   --Milton.
 6. Apprehending slight differences or delicate distinctions; distinguishing accurately or minutely; carefully discriminating; as, a nice taste or judgment; -- of people.  “Our author happy in a judge so nice.” --Pope.  “Nice verbal criticism.” --Coleridge.
 7. Done or made with careful labor; suited to excite admiration on account of exactness; evidencing great skill; exact; fine; finished; as, nice proportions, nice workmanship, a nice application.
 8. Hence: Exactly or fastidiously discriminated; requiring close discrimination; fine; subtle; as, a nice point of law, a nice distinction in philosophy.
 The difference is too nice
 Where ends the virtue, or begins the vice.   --Pope.
 9. Pleasing; agreeable; gratifying; delightful; good; as, a nice party; a nice excursion; a nice day; a nice sauce, etc.; -- of events, actions, experiences.
 He's making a list, checking it twice.
 Gonna find out who's naughty or nice
 Santa Claus is coming to town.   --Song.
 To make nice of, to be scrupulous about. [Obs.]
 Syn: -- Dainty; delicate; exquisite; fine; subtle; accurate; exact; correct; precise; particular; pleasant; kind; scrupulous; punctilious; fastidious; squeamish; finical; effeminate; well-mannered; well-behaved.
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