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subtle

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  • adj.

    微妙的;敏感的;狡猾的;巧妙的

  • 双语释义

    adj.(形容词)
    1. 微妙的;难以捉摸的;细微的 delicate;not easy to notice,understand,or explain
    2. 机智的;机巧的;狡猾的 (of a person or their behaviour) behaving in a clever way, and using indirect methods, in order to achieve sth
    3. 敏感的,敏锐的,有辨别力的 very clever in noticing and understanding

    英英释义

    subtle[ 'sʌtl ]

    • adj.
      • be difficult to detect or grasp by the mind

        "his whole attitude had undergone a subtle change"; "a subtle difference"

        同义词:elusive

      • faint and difficult to analyze

        "subtle aromas"

      • able to make fine distinctions

        "a subtle mind"

      • working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way

        "a subtle poison"

        同义词:insidiouspernicious

    学习怎么用

    同近义词辨析

    delicate, fine, subtle

    这组词都有“微妙的,细微的”的意思,其区别是:

    delicate侧重指需要谨慎处理和对待。

    fine隐含“不易察觉的”意味。

    subtle侧重有洞察、领悟事物细微差别以及微妙关系的能力。

    双语例句

    用作形容词(adj.)
    1. There were subtle hints in his letter.
      他的信中有些微妙的暗示。
    2. What meaning will my subtle signal make?
      我的微妙信号表达了什么意思?
    3. She has a very subtle mind.
      她有个很敏锐的头脑。
    4. Satire is a high and subtle art.
      讽刺是一门崇高而又含蓄的艺术。
    5. He is such a subtle and careful observer.
      他是一位如此精细的观察者。
    6. He is a man of subtle and refined sensibility.
      他是个感情细腻的男子。
    7. I fall for that subtle plot every time!
      我每次都中了那狡猾的圈套。

    权威例句

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    On‐Site Exposure to Treated Wastewater Effluent Has Subtle Effects on Male Fathead Minnows and Pronounced Effects on Carp