英语词汇“subtle”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	subtle
释义	sub·tle \ˈsəd.^əl, ˈsət^əl\ adjective (subtler \-d.^ələ(r), -t(^ə)lə-\ ; subtlest \-d.^ələ̇st, -t(^ə)lə̇-\) Etymology: Middle English sutil, sotil, from Old French soutil, sotil, from Latin subtilis finely woven, fine, thin, refined, keen, subtle, from sub- + -tilis (from tela web); akin to Latin texere to weave — more at technical 1. a. : delicate, elusive < subtle aroma of sandalwood > < subtle lights and shadows > < fawn fled with shy and subtle steps — Elinor Wylie > b. : difficult to understand : obscure < found the … situation subtle, not to say opaque — Ruth McKenney > c. : hard to distinguish or describe : imperceptible, intangible < subtle distinctions among consonants > < intuitions … too subtle to be formulated — B.N.Cardozo > < subtle hints of impending disaster — Leland Miles > 2. a. : perceptive, refined < a great artist's subtle vision — Herbert Read > < China's complex and subtle language — Time > b. : marked by insight or sensitivity < subtle music > < a subtle characterization > < subtle proportions of the Parthenon > 3. a. (1) : skillful, ingenious < a clever and subtle diplomat — Charlton Laird > (2) : demanding skill or ingenuity < as subtle as the delicate incision of a great surgeon — Ezra Pound > b. : characterized by craft or indirection : devious, wily < a subtle scheme > < subtle diplomacy and wary tactics — Arnold Bennett > c. : having a covert and usually injurious effect : insidious < a subtle insinuation > < a subtle technique of infiltration — C.E.Black & E.C.Helmreich > • subtleness \-d.^əlnə̇s, -t^əl-\ noun -es
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