一、詳細釋義:


adj.

稀薄的


例句:

Look at subtle shades of brown.

看這一片淡棕色。


例句:

Smell the delightfully subtle scents.

聞這怡人的淡淡香氣。


微妙的;敏感的


例句:

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

我們應(yīng)發(fā)生在所有生物身上的緩慢而細微的變化。


例句:

It is necessary to remark a subtle difference.

必須注意微妙的差異。


精細的;巧妙的


例句:

Jimmy was a subtle worker in gold and silver.

吉米是一個技藝精湛的金銀匠。


例句:

I even began to exploit him in subtle ways.

我甚至開始巧妙地利用他。


狡猾的


例句:

He is a subtle character, you know.

你知道他為人狡猾。


例句:

Subtle is the lord, but malicious he is not.

我們的主人很狡猾,好在他不懷歹意。


二、詞義辨析:


delicate,fine,subtle

這3個形容詞均含“微妙的,細微的”之意。 delicate側(cè)重指需要謹慎處理和對待。 fine隱含“不易察覺的”意味。 subtle側(cè)重有洞察、領(lǐng)悟事物細微差別以及微妙關(guān)系的能力。


三、參考例句:


Smell the delightfully subtle scents.

聞這怡人的淡淡香氣。


Subtle lighting helps people relax.

光線暗淡有助於人們松弛精神。


Smell the delightfully?subtle?scents.

聞這怡人的淡淡香氣。


Her attitude had undergone a subtle change.

她的態(tài)度發(fā)生了微妙的變化。


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.

她皮膚雪白,細膩,光滑,充滿活力。


Look at subtle shades of brown.

看這一片淡棕色。


He is a subtle character, you know.

你知道他為人狡猾。


Jimmy was a subtle worker in gold and silver.

吉米是一個技藝精湛的金銀匠。


Subtle is the lord, but malicious he is not.

我們的主人很狡猾,好在他不懷歹意。