subtlety
n. 微妙, 精明
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教材释义与例句
微妙；敏锐；精明
释义与例句
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The quality of being subtle.
The quality of being scarcely noticeable or difficult to discern. (of things)
可数 不可数the subtlety of the Mona Lisa’s smile
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The quality of being subtle.
The quality of being done in a clever way that is not obvious or not direct; the quality of being carefully thought out. (of things)
可数 不可数the subtlety of a writer’s analysis / of a singer’s phrasing
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The quality of being subtle.
The quality of being able to achieve one's aims through clever, delicate or indirect methods. (of people)
可数 不可数With all his usual subtlety, he quietly fixed the problem before anyone else noticed it.
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The quality of being subtle.
The quality of being able to notice or understand things that are not obvious. (of people)
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An instance of being subtle, a subtle thing, especially a subtle argument or distinction.
可数 不可数The subtleties of this overture are often overlooked.
1561, William Whittingham et al. (translators), Geneva Bible, Wisdom of Solomon 8.8, [S]he [Wisdom] knoweth the subtilties of wordes, and the solutions of darke sentences:
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An ornate medieval illusion dish or table decoration, especially when made from one thing but crafted to look like another.
可数 历史 不可数At the king's coronation feast, several subtleties were served between main courses.
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The quality of being clever in surreptitious or deceitful behaviour; an act or argument that shows this quality.
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A trick that creates a false appearance.
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The property of having a low density or thin consistency.
废旧 不可数 可数1630, Thomas Johnson (translator/editor), A Treatise of the Plague […] Collected out of the workes of […] Ambrose Parey, London, Chapter 11, p. 33, Therefore at Paris where naturally, and also through the aboundance of filth that is about the Citie, the Aire is darke and grosse, the pestilent Infection is lesse fierce and contagious then it is in Prouince, for the subtletie of the Aire stimulates or helps forward the Plague.
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The property of being able to penetrate materials easily.
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词汇关系
词源
From Middle English sotilte, from Old French sutilté, inherited from Latin subtīlitās, from subtīlis (“subtle”). Equivalent to subtle + -ty. Doublet of subtility.
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