音标:[ˈsʌtlə] ;
a. 微妙的( subtle的比较级 ); 敏感的; 狡猾的; 巧妙的
s. difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze
s. able to make fine distinctions
s. working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way

subtle的用法和样例:

例句

用作形容词(adj.)
  1. There were subtle hints in his letter.他的信中有些微妙的暗示。
  2. What meaning will my subtle signal make?我的微妙信号表达了什么意思?
  3. She has a very subtle mind.她有个很敏锐的头脑。
  4. Satire is a high and subtle art.讽刺是一门崇高而又含蓄的艺术。
  5. He is such a subtle and careful observer.他是一位如此精细的观察者。
  6. He is a man of subtle and refined sensibility.他是个感情细腻的男子。
  7. I fall for that subtle plot every time!我每次都中了那狡猾的圈套。

常见句型

用作形容词(adj.)
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。

词汇搭配

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

经典引文

  • 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
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