subtlety

英['sʌt(ə)ltɪ]美['sʌtlti]

反义词

复数: subtleties;

subtlety 微妙，巧妙，敏锐

subtle,微妙的，巧妙的，敏锐的，-ty,名词后缀。

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.

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。

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。

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。