subtlety

US [ˈsʌt(ə)lti]
UK ['sʌt(ə)lti]
  • n.微妙；敏锐；细微；狡猾
  • Web巧妙；精细；精妙
Plural Form：subtleties  

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subtlety
n.
1.
[u]
细微；微妙；狡猾；巧妙；敏锐the quality of being subtle
It's a thrilling movie even though it lacks subtlety.
这部电影虽说不算精巧，但还是扣人心弦的。
2.
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细小但重要的地方；微妙之处the small but important details or aspects of sth
the subtleties of language
语言的微妙之处

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1.
It was evident that this excess of caution proceeded from an experience that no subtlety on the part of their enemies could deceive them.
虽然，他们的这种过分的小心，是从经验中得出的，因而不管有多狡猾的敌人，都别想骗过他们。
suī rán , tā men de zhè zhǒng guò fèn de xiǎo xīn , shì cóng jīng yàn zhōng dé chū de , yīn ér bù guǎn yǒu duō jiǎo huá de dí rén , dōu bié xiǎng piàn guò tā men 。
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2.
Butler wanted him to see clearly that fidelity was the point in this case fidelity, tact, subtlety, and concealment.
巴特勒希望他看清楚，这种事情的关键是忠心--忠心、老练、巧妙，不露声色。
bā tè lè xī wàng tā kàn qīng chǔ , zhè zhǒng shì qíng de guān jiàn shì zhōng xīn - - zhōng xīn 、 lǎo liàn 、 qiǎo miào , bú lù shēng sè 。
3.
I find beauty in simplicity and subtlety. You know? I find when you are beat over the head with stuff, sometimes I, I, it turns me off.
我眼中的美存在于简单与微妙之中。你可知道？我发现如果一个人对一件事的表述过于繁琐，我会产生厌烦。
wǒ yǎn zhōng de měi cún zài yú jiǎn dān yǔ wēi miào zhī zhōng 。 nǐ kě zhī dào ? wǒ fā xiàn rú guǒ yī gè rén duì yī jiàn shì de biǎo shù guò yú fán suǒ , wǒ huì chǎn shēng yàn fán 。
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4.
He was, upon the whole, the more liberalminded, though, with greater subtlety, he had not so much heart.
整个说来，他比较豁达一点，虽然脑筋较为灵活，却少些心计。
zhěng gè shuō lái , tā bǐ jiào huò dá yì diǎn , suī rán nǎo jīn jiào wéi líng huó , què shǎo xiē xīn jì 。
5.
It was therefore necessary to fuse all the elements together and play with subtlety, in keeping with the manner of these two chefs.
因此，有必要一起玩精到，在保持与这两个厨师的方式，融合所有的元素。
yīn cǐ , yǒu bì yào yì qǐ wán jīng dào , zài bǎo chí yǔ zhè liǎng gè chú shī de fāng shì , róng hé suǒ yǒu de yuán sù 。
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6.
Cuthbert was, upon the whole, the more liberal-minded, though, with greater subtlety, he had not so much heart.
总的说来，卡斯伯特是一个气量更加宽宏的人，不过他虽然显得更加敏感，但是却少了许多勇气。
zǒng de shuō lái , kǎ sī bó tè shì yī gè qì liàng gèng jiā kuān hóng de rén , bú guò tā suī rán xiǎn de gèng jiā mǐn gǎn , dàn shì què shǎo le xǔ duō yǒng qì 。
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7.
She did not comprehend the subtlety of his remarks.
她并没有理解他话中的微妙含意。
tā bìng méi yǒu lǐ jiě tā huà zhōng de wēi miào hán yì 。
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8.
"Being able to call him my husband is so definitive, " Katami said. "There is no subtlety to it. It is absolute. "
卡塔米说：“能称他为我的丈夫是确定无疑的，没有丝毫含糊，千真万确。”
kǎ tǎ mǐ shuō : " néng chēng tā wèi wǒ de zhàng fu shì què dìng wú yí de , méi yǒu sī háo hán hu , qiān zhēn wàn què 。 "
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9.
Even he, however, might have been surprised by the subtlety of the effects now being detected by researchers looking into human mating.
即使达尔文自己也许也会被当今科学家们观察发现的人类繁殖的微妙之处所惊讶。
jí shǐ dá ěr wén zì jǐ yě xǔ yě huì bèi dāng jīn kē xué jiā men guān chá fā xiàn de rén lèi fán zhí de wēi miào zhī chù suǒ jīng yà 。
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10.
Schumpeter rivalled Keynes in range of experience and subtlety of thought, and surpassed him in breadth of scholarship.
在经历和思考的精微方面，熊彼特与凯恩斯不相上下，在知识广度方面则超过了凯恩斯。
zài jīng lì hé sī kǎo de jīng wēi fāng miàn , xióng bǐ tè yǔ kǎi ēn sī bù xiāng shàng xià , zài zhī shi guǎng dù fāng miàn zé chāo guò le kǎi ēn sī 。
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