| 单词 | subtly |
| 释义 | subtly (once / 2642 pages) adv The adverb subtly describes something that's done in a delicate or understated way. You could subtly suggest to your best friend that a breath mint might taste good, rather than telling her straight out that she's got terrible breath. When you do something subtly, you do it quietly and indirectly — like subtly criticizing your mom's choice of beachwear. If you smile subtly, it's a small, mysterious, Mona Lisa-type smile rather than a wide, open one. There are two tricks to the word subtly: first, when you add the ly to the word subtle, the e gets dropped. Second, don't confuse subtly with subtlety, a noun meaning "the state of being subtle." WORD FAMILYsubtle: subtilise, subtilize, subtlely, subtler, subtlest, subtlety, subtly, unsubtle+/subtilise: subtilised, subtilises, subtilising/subtilize: subtilized, subtilizes, subtilizing/subtlety: subtleties/unsubtle: unsubtly USAGE EXAMPLESBut it is not as if the Rockets are superior to the Thunder simply because Harden is subtly winning the superstar matchup. New York Times(Jan 03, 2017) The loss of vigilance against the elements of prison that subtly ask you to surrender your dignity. The New Yorker(Dec 28, 2016) They studied 300 specimens from different species spanning 400 million years to see how bones changed subtly over millennia. BBC(Dec 26, 2016) adv in a subtle manner late nineteenth-century French opera at its most beautiful, subtly romantic with a twilight melancholy |
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