1[uncountableU]INTELLIGENT the quality that something has when it has been done in a clever or skilful way, with carefulattention to small details 敏锐,机敏;微妙,巧妙
The play lacks subtlety.
这部戏不够精细。
She argued her case with considerable subtlety.
她非常巧妙地为自己的论点辩护。
2[countableC usually plural]OBVIOUS# a thought, idea, or detail that is important but difficult to notice or understand 〔想法、观点、细节中的〕微妙之处
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Some of the subtleties of the language are lost in translation.
ADJECTIVE | VERB + SUBTLETY | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤extreme, great, real極度的精妙;特別的精妙VERB + SUBTLETY➤have精妙◇Her dancing has great subtlety.她的舞蹈非常精美。➤display, show顯示出/表現出精妙▸➤bring賦予精細◇His understanding of light brings great subtlety to his painting.他對光線的理解使他的畫非常細膩。➤lack不夠精細▸➤appreciate, grasp, understand欣賞/把握/理解精妙之處◇She was too young to grasp the subtleties of the movie.她還太年輕,理解不了電影中的種種精妙之處。PREPOSITION➤with subtlety含蓄地◇He uses language with great subtlety.他的語言表達含蓄微妙。PHRASES➤a lack of subtlety不夠精細▸➤of great subtlety, of some subtlety精湛◇a pianist of great subtlety技藝精湛的鋼琴家