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subtlety n.微妙；敏锐；狡猾 (1) 没有人听出他话中的微妙含义。(2) 这颜色的微妙之处是绝对让人难以置信。(3) 他精明机智在这里无济于事了。 The Latin root of subtle and subtlety originally meant "finely woven" and was used to describe fabric. The subtlety of an argument is in the fine weave of the words and thoughts that it is made up of. When translating, you often lose the subtleties of the original language, the interlacing of word, idea and connotation. When you're trying to persuade your parents of something, subtlety might get you further than outright demands.

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英 ['sʌtlti] 美 ['sʌtlti] (1) Nobody noticed the subtlety of his remarks.(2) The subtlety of color is absolutely unbelievable.(3) His subtlety could not avail him here. Subtlety is the quality of being understated, delicate, or nuanced. You can really appreciate the subtlety your gothic friend's art if you can distinguish among many different shades of black. 1[N-COUNT 可数名词]细微差别；微妙之处 Subtleties are very small details or differences which are not obvious.   [usu pl]His fascination with the subtleties of human behaviour makes him a good storyteller...他对人们行为上的细微差别极感兴趣，这使他成了一个很会讲故事的人。When a book goes into translation, all those linguistic subtleties get lost.当一部书被翻译成另一种语言后，所有那些语言上的精妙之处就都丢失了。2[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]精妙；精细；细微；微妙 Subtlety is the quality of being not immediately obvious or noticeable, and therefore difficult to describe. African dance is vigorous, but full of subtlety, requiring great strength and control...非洲舞蹈充满活力，但不乏精妙之处，需要舞者有很强的力量和控制能力。Many of the resulting wines lack the subtlety of the original model.许多如此酿制的葡萄酒都不像最初的葡萄酒那样耐人品味。3[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]细致；敏锐 Subtlety is the ability to notice and recognize things which are not obvious, especially small differences between things. She analyses herself with great subtlety.她非常敏锐地分析自己。4[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]诡秘；狡猾；巧妙 Subtlety is the ability to use indirect methods to achieve something, rather than doing something that is obvious. They had obviously been hoping to approach the topic with more subtlety.他们显然一直希望能更巧妙地切入这一话题。

英语单词	subtlety
英美音标	英 ['sʌtlti] 美 ['sʌtlti]
中文释义	n.微妙；敏锐；狡猾
英语例句	(1) Nobody noticed the subtlety of his remarks. (2) The subtlety of color is absolutely unbelievable. (3) His subtlety could not avail him here.
中文例句	(1) 没有人听出他话中的微妙含义。 (2) 这颜色的微妙之处是绝对让人难以置信。 (3) 他精明机智在这里无济于事了。
vocabulary简明	Subtlety is the quality of being understated, delicate, or nuanced. You can really appreciate the subtlety your gothic friend's art if you can distinguish among many different shades of black.
vocabulary扩展	The Latin root of subtle and subtlety originally meant "finely woven" and was used to describe fabric. The subtlety of an argument is in the fine weave of the words and thoughts that it is made up of. When translating, you often lose the subtleties of the original language, the interlacing of word, idea and connotation. When you're trying to persuade your parents of something, subtlety might get you further than outright demands.
柯林斯解释	1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]细微差别；微妙之处 Subtleties are very small details or differences which are not obvious. [usu pl] His fascination with the subtleties of human behaviour makes him a good storyteller... 他对人们行为上的细微差别极感兴趣，这使他成了一个很会讲故事的人。 When a book goes into translation, all those linguistic subtleties get lost. 当一部书被翻译成另一种语言后，所有那些语言上的精妙之处就都丢失了。 2 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]精妙；精细；细微；微妙 Subtlety is the quality of being not immediately obvious or noticeable, and therefore difficult to describe. African dance is vigorous, but full of subtlety, requiring great strength and control... 非洲舞蹈充满活力，但不乏精妙之处，需要舞者有很强的力量和控制能力。 Many of the resulting wines lack the subtlety of the original model. 许多如此酿制的葡萄酒都不像最初的葡萄酒那样耐人品味。 3 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]细致；敏锐 Subtlety is the ability to notice and recognize things which are not obvious, especially small differences between things. She analyses herself with great subtlety. 她非常敏锐地分析自己。 4 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]诡秘；狡猾；巧妙 Subtlety is the ability to use indirect methods to achieve something, rather than doing something that is obvious. They had obviously been hoping to approach the topic with more subtlety. 他们显然一直希望能更巧妙地切入这一话题。

Subtlety N Uncount 不可数名词 Quality Original Small Differences Obvious