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
subtlety of
Some of the subtleties of the language are lost in translation.