fineness, at close quarters, loophole, fine point, estival, unloose

"Everybody knows there is no fineness or accuracy of suppression; if you hold down one thing, you hold down the adjoining.'
--from THE ADVENTURES OF AUGIE MARCH (1953)

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The Europeans knew revolution at close quarters.

unloose	(verb) Grant freedom to; free from confinement.
Synonyms:	free, loose, release, liberate
Usage:	His act seemed to unloose a thousand devils in the hairy creature clinging to his throat.estival (ES-ti-vuhl) adjective: Relating to or occurring in summer. Etymology Via French from Latin aestivus (of or relating to summer). Usage "Ms. Croghan confides that she is sometimes known as a battle ax, both to locals and estival visitors." — Joanne Kaufman; Prep Work; The New York Times; Apr 25, 2008.

at close quarters　接近して, 間近に.

dioms:

at close quarters

Crowded, in a confined space, as in We could use a lot more room; this tiny office puts us at close quarters.

This idiom makes figurative use of quarters in the sense of "military lodgings" but originated in 18th-century naval warfare. When the enemy boarded a ship, the crew would retreat behind wooden barriers erected for this purpose and would continue to fire through loopholes. They thus were very near the enemy, fighting in close quarters. [c. 1800]

fine
adj., fin·er, fin·est.

1. Of superior quality, skill, or appearance: a fine day; a fine writer.
2. Very small in size, weight, or thickness: fine type; fine paper.
3. 1. Free from impurities.
   2. Metallurgy. Containing pure metal in a specified proportion or amount: gold 21 carats fine.
4. Very sharp; keen: a blade with a fine edge.
5. Thin; slender: fine hairs.
6. Exhibiting careful and delicate artistry: fine china. See synonyms at delicate.
7. Consisting of very small particles; not coarse: fine dust.
8. 1. Subtle or precise: a fine difference.
   2. Able to make or detect effects of great subtlety or precision; sensitive: has a fine eye for color.
9. Trained to the highest degree of physical efficiency: a fine racehorse.
10. Characterized by refinement or elegance.
11. Satisfactory; acceptable: Handing in your paper on Monday is fine.
12. Being in a state of satisfactory health; quite well: I'm fine. And you?
13. Used as an intensive: a fine mess.

adv.

1. Finely.
2. Informal. Very well: doing fine.

tr. & intr.v., fined, fin·ing, fines.
To make or become finer, purer, or cleaner.

[Middle English fin, from Old French, from Latin fīnis, end, supreme degree.]

fineness
fine'ness n.
fine² (fīn)
n.

1. A sum of money required to be paid as a penalty for an offense.
2. Law.
   1. A forfeiture or penalty to be paid to the offended party in a civil action.
   2. An amicable settlement of a suit over land ownership.
3. Obsolete. An end; a termination.

tr.v., fined, fin·ing, fines.
To require the payment of a fine from; impose a fine on.
idiom:
in fine

1. In conclusion; finally.
2. In summation; in brief.

[Middle English fin, from Old French, settlement, compensation, from Medieval Latin fīnis, from Latin, end.]

finable fin'a·ble or fine'a·ble adj.

fi·ne³ (fē'nā)
n. Music.
The end.

[Italian, from Latin fīnis, end.]

每日一詞：LOOPHOLE

在香港，一場由“填補漏洞”引發的爭議

SHUHUA TANG

Loophole原指城牆上用於窺視或開火的洞眼，現在指法律中的漏洞與空子。近期，一起暴露香港《逃犯條例》漏洞的殺人案引發了一場大規模抗議，使這座城市陷入動盪。

loophole

n.

1. A way of escaping a difficulty, especially an omission or ambiguity in the wording of a contract or law that provides a means of evading compliance.
2. A small hole or slit in a wall, especially one through which small arms may be fired.

[LOOP² + HOLE.]