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sub·tle AHD[sŭtʹl] D.J.[ˈsʌtl]K.K.[ˈsʌtļ]adj.（形容词）sub.tler, sub.tlest - So slight as to be difficult to detect or analyze; elusive.纤细的，细小的，微妙的：太细小而难以观测或分析的；难以捉摸的
- Not immediately obvious; abstruse:不十分明显的；深奥的："subtle smiles resulting from subjectively humorous experiences unguessed by the world at large"(Josephine Dodge Bacon)“来自于个人幽默的经验所发出的微笑，上的不为世人所能想象的到的令人费解的微笑”(约瑟芬·道奇·培根)
- Able to make fine distinctions:细心的，敏锐的：能够区别细微差别的：a subtle mind.敏锐的头脑
- Characterized by skill or ingenuity; clever:技艺精湛的，聪明的：以技能或才智为特征的；聪明的："a journalist whose subtle views on the hard issues of our time are rooted in a tough mind and a demanding ethical sensibility"(New Republic)“一位就我们时代的一些难题有敏锐见解的新闻记者，他的敏锐的见解根植于不屈不挠的精神和苛求的道德的敏感性”(新共和国)
- Crafty or sly; devious.欺骗的，诡秘的，迂回的：狡诈的或诡秘的；不光明正大的
- Operating in a hidden, usually injurious way; insidious.诡秘的，狡猾的：隐蔽进行的，通常以诽谤方式；阴险的
- Middle English sotil 中古英语 sotil
- from Old French 源自 古法语
- from Latin subtīlis * see teks- 源自 拉丁语 subtīlis * 参见 teks-
subʹtleness n.（名词）subʹtly adv.（副词） |