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Subtlety N Uncount Small Differences Obvious Great Ability 英[ˈsʌtlti

单词 subtlety
音标
英[ˈsʌtlti] 美[ˈsʌtlti]
解释
n.精妙,巧妙;敏锐,敏感;狡猾,阴险;细微的差别等;
例句

N-COUNT
细微差别;微妙之处
Subtleties are very small details or differences which are not obvious.
例: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。
例: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。

N-UNCOUNT
精妙;精细;细微;微妙
Subtlety is the quality of being not immediately obvious or noticeable, and therefore difficult to describe.
例: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。
例: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。

N-UNCOUNT
细致;敏锐
Subtlety is the ability to notice and recognize things which are not obvious, especially small differences between things.
例:She analyses herself with great subtlety.她非常敏锐地分析自己。

N-UNCOUNT
诡秘;狡猾;巧妙
Subtlety is the ability to use indirect methods to achieve something, rather than doing something that is obvious.
例: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。
变形
pl:subtleties~

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