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subtle a.微妙的，精巧的 subtle (adj.) c.1300 (mid-13c. as a surname), sotil, "penetrating; ingenious; refined" (of the mind); "sophisticated, intricate, abstruse" (of arguments), from Old French sotil, soutil, subtil "adept, adroit; cunning, wise; detailed; well-crafted" (12c., Modern French subtil), from Latin subtilis "fine, thin, delicate, finely woven;" figuratively "precise, exact, accurate," in taste or judgment, "fine, keen," of style, "plain, simple, direct," from sub "under" (see sub-) + -tilis, from tela "web, net, warp of a fabric" (see texture (n.)). From early 14c. in reference to things, "of thin consistency;" in reference to craftsmen, "cunning, skilled, clever;" Depreciative sense "insidious, treacherously cunning; deceitful" is from mid-14c. Material senses of "not dense or viscous, light; pure; delicate, thin, slender; fine, consisting of small particles" are from late 14c. sotil wares were goods sold in powdered form or finely ground. Partially re-Latinized in spelling, and also by confusion with subtile. 【记】sub + 音：偷，下面偷偷的

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['sʌtl] 【考】 subtle : ignore / salient : observe(微妙的容易忽略/突 出的容易观察)subtle : overlook / tractable : lead(微妙的容易忽视/驯 良的容易驾御)反义词: palpable(明显的); blatant(炫耀的) adj. 微妙精巧的(太细小而难以观测或分析的)【类】subtle: ignore = salient: observe微妙的容易忽略 = 突出的容易观察subtle: overlook = tractable: lead微妙的容易忽视 = 驯良的容易驾御【反】palpable(adj 可触知的; 明显的); blatant(adj 喧嚣的)

单词	subtle
音标	['sʌtl]
解释	a.微妙的，精巧的
红宝书	【考】 subtle : ignore / salient : observe(微妙的容易忽略/突出的容易观察)subtle : overlook / tractable : lead(微妙的容易忽视/驯良的容易驾御)反义词: palpable(明显的); blatant(炫耀的)
字源	subtle (adj.) c.1300 (mid-13c. as a surname), sotil, "penetrating; ingenious; refined" (of the mind); "sophisticated, intricate, abstruse" (of arguments), from Old French sotil, soutil, subtil "adept, adroit; cunning, wise; detailed; well-crafted" (12c., Modern French subtil), from Latin subtilis "fine, thin, delicate, finely woven;" figuratively "precise, exact, accurate," in taste or judgment, "fine, keen," of style, "plain, simple, direct," from sub "under" (see sub-) + -tilis, from tela "web, net, warp of a fabric" (see texture (n.)). From early 14c. in reference to things, "of thin consistency;" in reference to craftsmen, "cunning, skilled, clever;" Depreciative sense "insidious, treacherously cunning; deceitful" is from mid-14c. Material senses of "not dense or viscous, light; pure; delicate, thin, slender; fine, consisting of small particles" are from late 14c. sotil wares were goods sold in powdered form or finely ground. Partially re-Latinized in spelling, and also by confusion with subtile.
不择手段背单词	adj. 微妙精巧的(太细小而难以观测或分析的) 【类】subtle: ignore = salient: observe微妙的容易忽略 = 突出的容易观察subtle: overlook = tractable: lead微妙的容易忽视 = 驯良的容易驾御【反】palpable(adj 可触知的; 明显的); blatant(adj 喧嚣的)
趣味全助记	【记】sub + 音：偷，下面偷偷的

Subtle Ignore Overlook Sotil French Fine Thin Delicate