- [countable, usually plural]
the small details or points of difference, especially relating to the correct way of behaving or of doing things 细节；细微的差别 - [uncountable] (formal)
the quality of being very detailed or careful about something 精确；准确；严密；仔细 the nicety of his argument 他那论点的精确严密
Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘foolish conduct’): from Old French nicete, based on Latin nescius ‘ignorant’, from nescire ‘not know’.