subtlety
英 ['sʌt(ə)ltɪ] 美 ['sʌtlti]
- n. 微妙；敏锐；精明
词态变化
复数: subtleties;
中文词源
subtlety 微妙，巧妙，敏锐
subtle,微妙的，巧妙的，敏锐的，-ty,名词后缀。
英文词源
- subtlety (n.)
- c. 1300, sotilte, "skill, ingenuity," from Old French sotilte "skillfulness, cunning" (Modern French subtilité), from Latin subtilitatem (nominative subtilitas) "fineness; simplicity, slenderness," noun of quality from subtilis "fine, thin, delicate" (see subtle). From late 14c. as "cleverness, shrewdness; trickery, guile, craftiness," also "thinness, slenderness, smallness; rarity." The -b- begins to appear late 14c. in English, in imitation of Latin.
双语例句
- 1. In time you'll appreciate the beauty and subtlety of this language.
- 总有一天你会体会到这门语言的优美和微妙之处。
来自柯林斯例句
- 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。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. 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。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. She analyses herself with great subtlety.
- 她非常敏锐地分析自己。
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. African dance is vigorous, but full of subtlety.
- 非洲舞蹈强劲奔放，但又处处透着细腻。
来自柯林斯例句