subtlety

英 [ˈsʌtlti]

美 [ˈsʌtlti]

n.  细微; 微妙; 狡猾; 巧妙; 敏锐; 细小但重要的地方; 微妙之处

复数：subtleties　

TEM8

Collins.1 / BNC.9870 / COCA.11040

牛津词典

noun

• 细微；微妙；狡猾；巧妙；敏锐
  the quality of being subtle
  1. It's a thrilling movie even though it lacks subtlety.
     这部电影虽说不算精巧，但还是扣人心弦的。
• 细小但重要的地方；微妙之处
  the small but important details or aspects of sth
  1. the subtleties of language
     语言的微妙之处

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 细微差别;微妙之处
  Subtletiesare very small details or differences which are not obvious.
  1. 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。
  2. 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
  Subtletyis the quality of being not immediately obvious or noticeable, and therefore difficult to describe.
  1. 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。
  2. 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
  Subtletyis the ability to notice and recognize things which are not obvious, especially small differences between things.
  1. She analyses herself with great subtlety.
     她非常敏锐地分析自己。
• N-UNCOUNT 诡秘;狡猾;巧妙
  Subtletyis the ability to use indirect methods to achieve something, rather than doing something that is obvious.
  1. 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。

英英释义

noun

• the quality of being difficult to detect or analyze
  1. you had to admire the subtlety of the distinctions he drew
  Synonym:niceness
• a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude
  1. without understanding the finer nuances you can't enjoy the humor
  2. don't argue about shades of meaning
  Synonym:nuancenicetyshaderefinement

双语例句

• Ambiguity is a quality of much fine writing, endowing it with richness, subtlety, or surprise.
  晦涩是许多优秀作品的特点，这赋予它们以意味深长，深奥微妙或语出惊人之感。
• Philosophy's queerest arguments tickle agreeably our sense of subtlety and ingenuity.
  哲学上最奇怪的议点也会愉快地引起我们微妙机敏的感觉。
• One shrewd thing he did, which indicated the foresight and subtlety of the man.
  他干的那件精明事，表现了这个家伙的深谋远虑和巧妙干炼。
• He has shown enormous strength, great intelligence and great subtlety.
  他表现出充沛的精力、极大的智慧，和高度的灵活性。
• The picture as it is in the Louvre today has lost some of its subtlety.
  这幅现存于卢浮宫的油画已失去了它的一些精妙之处。
• Designing for flow requires an enlargement of empathy and a deepening of emotional and intellectual subtlety.
  设计流量需要一个扩大的同理心和加深了情感和智力微妙。
• They can sense each other's intentions with great subtlety.
  他们彼此都能十分敏锐地洞察对方的意图。
• He felt once more that he was no match for her in selfcontrol and subtlety.
  他又一次觉得自己在涵养和机智上都不是她的对手。
• He shows a breadth of erudition and subtlety of mind unparalleled among other economists.
  他有渊博的学识和深刻的思想，其它经济学家难以望其项背。
• You encounter one subtlety, though: How do you order the digits?
  不过有一个微妙之处：如何排列数字？