[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]不易察觉的；不明显的；微妙的 Something that is subtle is not immediately obvious or noticeable.
...the slow and subtle changes that take place in all living things...
发生在所有生物身上的缓慢而细微的变化
Intolerance can take subtler forms too.
过敏反应也可能会表现得很不明显。
subtly
The truth is subtly different...
事实略有不同。
We change subtly all the time.
我们每时每刻都在发生细微的变化。
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]机智的；机巧的；狡猾的 A subtle person cleverly uses indirect methods to achieve something.
I even began to exploit him in subtle ways...
我甚至开始巧妙地利用他。
He is a subtle character, you know.
你知道他为人狡猾。
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What I've tried very subtly to do is to reclaim language.
我费尽心机在做的就是改造、拯救语言。
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]清淡的；隐约的；柔和的Subtle smells, tastes, sounds, or colours are pleasantly complex and delicate.
...subtle shades of brown.
淡棕色
...delightfully subtle scents.
怡人的淡淡香气
...whole aubergines in a very subtle sauce.
清淡的调味汁里整只的茄子
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...a white sofa teamed with subtly coloured rugs.
白沙发搭配以色彩柔和的地垫
Oxford
sub·tle/ˈsʌtl; NAmEˈsʌtl/adjective(sub·tler,sub·tlest)HELPMore subtleis also common. *more subtle 也常用。 1( often approving) not very noticeable or obvious 不易察觉的；不明显的；微妙的◆subtle colours/flavours/smells, etc.淡淡的色彩、味道、气味等◆There are subtle differencesbetween the two versions. 两个版本之间有一些细微的差异。◆She's been dropping subtle hints about what she'd like as a present.她不断隐隐暗示喜欢什么样的礼物。2(of a person or their behaviour 人或其行为)behaving in a clever way, and using indirect methods, in order to achieve sth 机智的；机巧的；狡猾的◆I decided to try a more subtle approach.我决定智取。3organized in a clever way 巧妙的◆a subtle plan巧妙的计划◆a subtle use of lighting in the play灯光在剧中的巧妙运用4good at noticing and understanding things 敏锐的；头脑灵活的◆The job required a subtle mind.那项工作需要一个头脑敏锐的人去做。▶subtly/ˈsʌtli; NAmEˈsʌtli/adverb◆Her version of events is subtly different from what actually happened.她对事件的描述跟实际发生的情况有些微妙的出入。◆Not very subtly, he raised the subject of money.他没有拐弯抹角，直接提出了钱的问题。subtlesubtlersubtlestsub·tle/ˈsʌtl; NAmEˈsʌtl/subtly/ˈsʌtli; NAmEˈsʌtli/
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subtlesub‧tle /ˈsʌtl/ ●●○ adjective (comparative subtler or more subtle, superlative subtlest)
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1not easy to notice or understand unless you pay careful attentionOPP obvious: The pictures are similar, but there are subtle differences between them. The warning signs of the disease are so subtle that they are often ignored. a subtle form of racismsubtle taste/flavour/smell etc The flavour of the dried berries is more subtle. The dish had a subtle hint of ginger.2behaving in a skilful and clever way, especially using indirect methods or language to hide what you are trying to do: I think we need a more subtle approach. a subtle plansubtle about She wasn’t very subtle about it. She just said she didn’t love him anymore.3very clever in noticing and understanding things → sensitive: a subtle mind—subtly adverb: a subtly different colour
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subtle
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微妙的(69%)，精细的(10%)，狡猾的(9%)，敏锐的(9%)，不明显的(3%)
adj.微妙的；精细的；敏感的；狡猾的；稀薄的
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