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单词 subtly
释义
subtly
adverb
uk
/ˈsʌt.əl.i/us
/ˈsʌt̬.əl.i/
in a way that issmallanddifficulttonoticeordescribe, butimportant:
微妙地，精妙地；巧妙地
Hisexpressionchangedsubtly.他的表情微妙地变了。
Thisdiscoveryhad subtlychanged/alteredthe way Ithoughtabout myself.这一发现微妙地改变/改变了我对自己的看法。
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  • Thelyricshave been subtlyaltered.
  • He subtlyimpliedthat she hadn't beenhappyatwork.
  • Herappearancehadchanged, subtly butperceptibly.
  • If you're more subtlysexyyou're stillnoticedbut in a different way.
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(Definition ofsubtlyfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsubtly

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Researchers, for instance, can help shape results by anticipating preferred outcomes andsubtlyproviding conditions that favor their development.
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Each thread is in turn shown to comprise plied strands of sub-agendas and contradictions which aresubtlyexplored.
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Their narratives and memories of inter-racial relationships based on mutual responsibility and trust should not be rejected but evaluated moresubtly.
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The keyboard could now be used moresubtly, allowing more possible outcomes and a more intricate type of interaction.
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They are able to buy smaller accommodation, thus releasing capital to fund a comfortable lifestyle andsubtlycontaining the deterioration of their bodies.
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We conclude that all these reference proposals, while similar in intent and structure, havesubtlydifferent balances of emphasis.
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The harmony changessubtlywhen the pitches are permutated: one pitch is replaced by, say, its chromatic neighbour.
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Suchsubtlyorganized narratives could thus turn ambiguous and often complex backgrounds into politically acceptable biographies.
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When they did not, he took few public chances, preferring instead to worksubtly, which usually meant slowly, behind the scenes or not at all.
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This emphasis issubtlyreinforced by the format of each book.
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Individual women drew upon andsubtlyadapted such sets of moral prescriptions for their own ends and to create their own voice.
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Importantly, these biases appear automatic, unconscious, and unintentional, thus creating asubtlyhostile environment to out-groups that eludes rational decisionmaking.
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Alternatively, and moresubtly, it is suggested that childlessness may be an index of unsatisfactory marital adjustment rather than a causal factor in marriage breakdown.
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However, experimentation with the two models may lead tosubtlydifferent empirical predictions.
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His long body is loose and relaxed, his arms often held at his sides, his face impassive, registering emotions onlysubtly.
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