adj.(形容词)

1. 微妙的
2. 巧妙的
3. 敏锐的
4. 狡猾的
5. 精巧的
6. 敏感的
7. 稀薄的
8. 不明显的
9. 精细的
10. 不易察觉的
11. 人或其行为
12. 头脑灵活的
13. 难于捉摸的
14. 难解的
15. 阴险的（敌人）
16. 精巧
17. 妙的
18. 绝妙的
19. 隐约的
20. 难捉摸的

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

Adjective:

1. difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze;

   "his whole attitude had undergone a subtle change"
   "a subtle difference"
   "that elusive thing the soul"
   

2. able to make fine distinctions;

   "a subtle mind"
   

3. working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way;

   "glaucoma is an insidious disease"
   "a subtle poison"
   

1.不易察觉的;不明显的;微妙的
Something that issubtle is not immediately obvious or noticeable.

e.g. ...the slow andsubtle changes that take place in all living things...
发生在所有生物身上的缓慢而细微的变化
e.g. Intolerance can take subtler forms too.
过敏反应也可能会表现得很不明显。

subtly
The truth is subtly different...
事实略有不同。
We change subtly all the time.
我们每时每刻都在发生细微的变化。

2.机智的;机巧的;狡猾的
Asubtle person cleverly uses indirect methods to achieve something.

subtle是什么意思

e.g. I even began to exploit him insubtle ways...
我甚至开始巧妙地利用他。
e.g. He is asubtle character, you know.
你知道他为人狡猾。

subtly
What I've tried very subtly to do is to reclaim language.
我费尽心机在做的就是改造、拯救语言。

3.清淡的;隐约的;柔和的
subtle smells, tastes, sounds, or colours are pleasantly complex and delicate.

e.g. ...subtle shades of brown.
淡棕色
e.g. ...delightfullysubtle scents.
怡人的淡淡香气

subtly
...a white sofa teamed with subtly coloured rugs.
白沙发搭配以色彩柔和的地垫

1. subtle的解释

1. 微妙的：事实上,<>的本意也反对那些微妙的(subtle)且经常属于无意识(unconscious)的偏见. 这些形式微妙的偏见是现在最流行的歧视类型. (47)雇主歧视行为的做出在很多场合可能出于无意识的观念,甚至有些差别对待是出于雇主的善良动机.

2. 狡猾的：利用操控的手法,通常是以较积极、狡猾的(subtle)企图的形式来控制别人,好促使别人趋向他;或者假装是脆弱的(fragile),让人得以接近. 这种类型的角色乃是以胁迫(intimidation)的方式来操控别人. 一般来说,

3. subtle是什么意思

3. 精妙的：他从1937年起运用非对称的形状和精妙的(subtle)曲线为伊塔拉(Iittala)公司设计玻璃用品. 尽管参与了现代运动中,但他仍对传统的砖材料很敏感,他是现代形态温和的阐述者之一.

subtle colours'/flavours'/smells, etc.

淡淡的色彩、味道、气味等

There are subtle differences between the two versions.

两个版本之间有一些细微的差异。

She's been dropping subtle hints about what she'd like as a present.

她不断隐隐暗示她喜欢什么样的礼物。

I decided to try a more subtle approach.

我决定智取。

a subtle plan

巧妙的计划

a subtle use of lighting in the play

灯光在剧中的巧妙运用

The job required a subtle mind.

那项工作需要一个头脑敏锐的人去做。

Her version of events is subtly different from what actually happened.

她对事件的描述跟实际发生的情况有些微妙的出入。

Not very subtly, he raised the subject of money.

他没有拐弯抹角，直接提出了钱的问题。

...the slow and subtle changes that take place in all living things...

发生在所有生物身上的缓慢而细微的变化

Intolerance can take subtler forms too.

过敏反应也可能会表现得很不明显。

I even began to exploit him in subtle ways...

我甚至开始巧妙地利用他。

He is a subtle character, you know.

你知道他为人狡猾。

...subtle shades of brown.

淡棕色

...delightfully subtle scents.

怡人的淡淡香气

Note the subtle gradation of '/ in colour in this painting.

注意这幅画中色彩的细微变化.

Her training warned her of peril and of the wrong, subtle, mysterious, luring.

她的教养警告她:有危险,要出错儿, 这是微妙 、 神秘而又诱人的.

The art of origamiisfragile, light and subtle and the digital process is the same.

折纸艺术是懦弱的和奥妙的这与数字化的进程是雷同的.

Her subtle furniture designs made room for the bright swaths of color.

她精细的家具设计为家增添了一道道明丽的彩色风景.

You have some subtle thought and it comes out like a piece of broken bottle.

你有一些绝妙的想法,可是一说出来却象是破瓶子的一片碎片.

A detailed analysis of the painting Bacchus and Ariadne thus reveals a complex and subtle structure.

通过对《巴克斯与阿里阿德涅》细节的分析,可以揭示出作品复杂而微妙的结构.

But in many cases the pain may be subtle or even completely absent.

但在许多病例中,这种疼痛不易察觉甚至完全感觉不到.

Her whole attitude had undergone a subtle change.

她的整个态度发生了微妙的变化.

There are subtle differences in meaning.

意义上有微妙的差别.

By being subtle rather than obvious, you avoid appearing naive.

低调而不张扬, 你就不会显得很幼稚.

用作定语～+ n.

1. Her whole attitude had undergone a subtle change.
   她的整个态度发生了微妙的变化。
2. The novelist has a subtle insight into human nature.
   那位小说家对人性具有敏锐的洞察力。

n. +～

1. There was nothing subtle or sophisticated about him.
   他一点也不婉转，一点也不圆通。

用作表语S+be+～

1. The gradation in tempo in this piece of music is very subtle.
   这段音乐的速度变化非常微妙。

• subtle%20polluter">subtle polluter难形容的污染物...
• subtle%20effect">subtle effect微细效应
• subtle%20trap">subtle trap隐秘圈闭

• Many inconsistencies are too subtle for the detection of an ordinary mind.

  出自：A. Bain

• A change had gradually taken place in Hannah..subtle but unmistakable.

  出自：P. Gallico

• She smiled..that subtle mocking in her eyes.

  出自：J. Herbert

adj.(形容词)

subtle, delicate, fine

这三个词均可表示“微妙的,细微的”。delicate含有需要谨慎处理或对待的意思; fine带有“细微的,不易察觉的”意思; subtle有时带有原来“聪明的,机敏的”意思。

delicate，fine，subtle

这3个形容词均含“微妙的，细微的”之意。

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。

• ☆ 1300年左右进入英语，直接源自古法语的souti；最初源自拉丁语的subtilis，意为好的，细的，精织的。