| 单词 | subtlety |
| 释义 | subtlety (once / 1386 pages) n Subtlety is the quality of being understated, delicate, or nuanced. You can really appreciate the subtlety of your gothic friend's art if you can distinguish among many different shades of black. The Latin root of subtle and subtlety originally meant "finely woven" and was used to describe fabric. The subtlety of an argument is in the fine weave of the words and thoughts that it is made up of. When translating, you often lose the subtleties of the original language, the interlacing of word, idea and connotation. When you're trying to persuade your parents of something, subtlety might get you further than outright demands. WORD FAMILYsubtlety: subtleties+/subtilise: subtilised, subtilises, subtilising/subtilize: subtilized, subtilizes, subtilizing/subtle: subtilise, subtilize, subtlely, subtler, subtlest, subtlety, subtly, unsubtle/unsubtle: unsubtly USAGE EXAMPLES“They were very complicated people full of paradoxes and subtleties,” she said. Washington Times(Dec 25, 2016) No subtlety or pussyfooting around here; we soon learn that the mother is fatally ill and in the midst of a drawn-out death. New York Times(Dec 22, 2016) It is a nuanced looked into the life of one of rap’s most exceptional writers, balancing joy and despair with a poet’s subtlety. The Guardian(Dec 19, 2016) 1n the quality of being difficult to detect or analyze you had to admire the subtlety of the distinctions he drew Syn|Hyper niceness difficultness, difficulty the quality of being difficult 2n a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude Syn|Hyper nicety, nuance, refinement, shade import, meaning, significance, signification the message that is intended or expressed or signified |
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