subtle
['sʌtl]
adj.微妙的, 敏锐的, 不明显的, 精细的, 狡猾的
例句与用法:
Note the subtle gradation of/in colour in this painting.
注意这幅画中色彩的细微变化。
Subtle lighting helps people relax.
光线暗淡有助於人们松弛精神。
I have noticed the subtle gradation in colour in this painting.
我已经注意到这幅画中色彩的渐变。
There were subtle hints in his letter.
他的信中有些微妙的暗示。
He is a man of subtle and refined sensibility.
他是个感情细腻的男子。
She has a very subtle mind.
她有个很敏锐的头脑。
She has a subtle charm.
她有难以形容的魅力。
词形变化:
副词: subtly | 形容词比较级: subtler | 形容词最高级: subtlest | 名词: subtleness |
详细释义:
a.
1. 微妙的, 难捉摸的, 不可思议的
She smiled a subtle smile.
她神秘地笑了笑。
2. 纤细的; 微微的; 隐约的
I noticed a subtle change in his attitude.
我注意到他的态度发生了微妙的变化。
3. 精巧的, 精湛的; 精良的
Jimmy was a subtle worker in gold and silver.
吉米是一个技艺精湛的金银匠。
4. 狡猾的; 诡秘的
This enabled us to see through their subtle scheme.
这使我们得以识破他们的诡计。
5. 不知不觉中起作用的
a subtle poison
慢性毒药
6. 细心的, 敏锐的
The novelist has a subtle insight into human nature.
那位小说家对人性具有敏锐的眼力。