diplomacy

Compared meaning: skill or cleverness in handling matters or people (noun).

比较义项：处理事务或人际关系时表现出的手腕、技巧（名词）。

• diplomacy 本词

  Refers specifically to tact and sensitivity in dealing with people, especially in delicate or emotional situations; often has a formal or political tone.

  特指与人打交道时的圆滑与体谅，尤其是在微妙或情绪化的场合，语气通常较为正式，带有外交色彩。

  He used great diplomacy to calm the furious client without taking sides.

  他运用高超的外交手腕安抚了愤怒的客户，没有偏袒任何一方。

• finesse

  Refers to general skill, cleverness, or artistry in handling a tricky task, which need not involve other people; often admires technique or style.

  指处理棘手任务时展现出的一般技巧、聪明才智或精湛手法，不一定涉及与人打交道，常带有对技术或风格的赞赏意味。

  The surgeon removed the tumor with remarkable finesse and precision.

  外科医生以高超的技巧和精准度切除了肿瘤。

Diplomacy and finesse both mean skillful handling. Diplomacy is tact and sensitivity in dealing with people, especially delicate or political situations. Finesse is cleverness or skill in handling any tricky task, not necessarily with others. Country diplomacy and card-game finesse are not compared here.

这两个词都表示处理事情时展现出的高超手腕，但 diplomacy 侧重于与人打交道时的圆滑与体谅，尤其用于化解人际或政治上的敏感局面；finesse 则泛指处理任何棘手任务时的聪明才智或精湛技巧，不一定涉及他人。这里不比较 diplomacy 表示“国家间外交事务”的义项，也不比较 finesse 在桥牌等纸牌游戏中表示“抠牌技巧”的专业义项。