subtle

['sʌtl]

adj.微妙的, 敏锐的, 不明显的, 精细的, 狡猾的

a.

1. 微妙的, 难捉摸的, 不可思议的

She smiled a subtle smile.

她神秘地笑了笑。

2. 纤细的; 微微的; 隐约的

I noticed a subtle change in his attitude.

我注意到他的态度发生了微妙的变化。

3. 精巧的, 精湛的; 精良的

Jimmy was a subtle worker in gold and silver.

吉米是一个技艺精湛的金银匠。

4. 狡猾的; 诡秘的

This enabled us to see through their subtle scheme.

这使我们得以识破他们的诡计。

5. 不知不觉中起作用的

a subtle poison

慢性毒药

6. 细心的, 敏锐的

The novelist has a subtle insight into human nature.

那位小说家对人性具有敏锐的眼力。

词形变化

副词: subtly | 形容词比较级: subtler | 形容词最高级: subtlest | 名词: subtleness |

词义辨析

同义:

a.微弱的

delicate  thin  fine  faint

a.狡猾的; 精明的

sly  crafty  tricky  underhanded  shrewd  cunning  clever  foxy  

同义参见:

diplomatic  deep  crooked  sensitive  fine  

反义:

a.微妙的; 狡猾的

simple  

英英释义

形容词 subtle:

be difficult to detect or grasp by the mind

同义词：elusive

faint and difficult to analyze

able to make fine distinctions

working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way

同义词：insidious, pernicious

补充

subtlesubtle英:[ˈsʌtl] 美:[ˈsʌtl]adj.1.微妙的; 难以捉摸的; 细微的Her whole attitude had undergone a subtle change.她的整个态度发生了微妙的变化。2.狡猾的, 狡诈的3.敏感的, 敏锐的, 有辨别力的

例句

1. There's a subtle distinction between these two words.这两个词之间隐约有点区别。 2. delightfully subtle scents怡人的淡淡香气 3. Hughes was a nice man, but not a subtle one.休斯是个和气的人, 但没有什么辨别力。 4. I even began to exploit him in subtle ways.我甚至开始巧妙地利用他。 5. his language expresses rich and subtle meanings.他的语言表达了丰富，深奥的意义。 6. subtle lighting.隐隐约约的灯光。 7. he tried a more subtle approach.他试了一种更巧妙的方法。 8. a subtle mind.敏锐的头脑。 9. subtle colours暗色 10. I noticed a subtle difference in her.我注意到她起了细微的变化。 11. Advertisements persuade us to buy things in very subtle ways.广告用非常巧妙的方式说服我们购买东西。 12. a subtle difference in meaning between the words词语之间含义的微妙差异 13. subtle changes/variations难以察觉的改变/变化 14. the subtlest details最微小的细节 15. "Racial discrimination still exists, only now it's subtler than it once was."种族歧视仍然存在，只是比起以前来说不那么明显了。 16. subtle flavors淡淡的味道 17. "When it comes to giving criticism, sometimes it's best to take a subtle approach."需要提出批评时，有时最好采用委婉的方式。 18. He didn't seem to understand my subtle hints.他似乎没理解我隐隐的暗示。 19. It was her subtle way of telling me to mind my own business.她隐晦地告诉我别多管闲事。 20. She has a subtle mind.她思维敏锐。 21. a subtle analysis细致的分析 22. subtly different shades of red深浅差异细微的红色