一、详细释义:


adj.

稀薄的


例句:

Look at subtle shades of brown.

看这一片淡棕色。


例句:

Smell the delightfully subtle scents.

闻这怡人的淡淡香气。


微妙的;敏感的


例句:

We should observe the slow and subtle changes that take place in all living things.

我们应发生在所有生物身上的缓慢而细微的变化。


例句:

It is necessary to remark a subtle difference.

必须注意微妙的差异。


精细的;巧妙的


例句:

Jimmy was a subtle worker in gold and silver.

吉米是一个技艺精湛的金银匠。


例句:

I even began to exploit him in subtle ways.

我甚至开始巧妙地利用他。


狡猾的


例句:

He is a subtle character, you know.

你知道他为人狡猾。


例句:

Subtle is the lord, but malicious he is not.

我们的主人很狡猾,好在他不怀歹意。


二、词义辨析:


delicate,fine,subtle

这3个形容词均含“微妙的,细微的”之意。 delicate侧重指需要谨慎处理和对待。 fine隐含“不易察觉的”意味。 subtle侧重有洞察、领悟事物细微差别以及微妙关系的能力。


三、参考例句:


Smell the delightfully subtle scents.

闻这怡人的淡淡香气。


Subtle lighting helps people relax.

光线暗淡有助於人们松弛精神。


Smell the delightfully subtle scents.

闻这怡人的淡淡香气。


Her attitude had undergone a subtle change.

她的态度发生了微妙的变化。


There were subtle hints in his letter.

他的信中有些微妙的暗示。


Her skin is subtle, white, silken, animate.

她皮肤雪白,细腻,光滑,充满活力。


Look at subtle shades of brown.

看这一片淡棕色。


He is a subtle character, you know.

你知道他为人狡猾。


Jimmy was a subtle worker in gold and silver.

吉米是一个技艺精湛的金银匠。


Subtle is the lord, but malicious he is not.

我们的主人很狡猾,好在他不怀歹意。