subtleties

英 [ˈsʌtltiz]

美 [ˈsʌtəltiz]

n.  细微; 微妙; 狡猾; 巧妙; 敏锐; 细小但重要的地方; 微妙之处
subtlety的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 细微差别;微妙之处
  Subtletiesare very small details or differences which are not obvious.
  1. His fascination with the subtleties of human behaviour makes him a good storyteller...
     他对人们行为上的细微差别极感兴趣，这使他成了一个很会讲故事的人。
  2. When a book goes into translation, all those linguistic subtleties get lost.
     当一部书被翻译成另一种语言后，所有那些语言上的精妙之处就都丢失了。
• N-UNCOUNT 精妙;精细;细微;微妙
  Subtletyis the quality of being not immediately obvious or noticeable, and therefore difficult to describe.
  1. African dance is vigorous, but full of subtlety, requiring great strength and control...
     非洲舞蹈充满活力，但不乏精妙之处，需要舞者有很强的力量和控制能力。
  2. Many of the resulting wines lack the subtlety of the original model.
     许多如此酿制的葡萄酒都不像最初的葡萄酒那样耐人品味。
• N-UNCOUNT 细致;敏锐
  Subtletyis the ability to notice and recognize things which are not obvious, especially small differences between things.
  1. She analyses herself with great subtlety.
     她非常敏锐地分析自己。
• N-UNCOUNT 诡秘;狡猾;巧妙
  Subtletyis the ability to use indirect methods to achieve something, rather than doing something that is obvious.
  1. They had obviously been hoping to approach the topic with more subtlety.
     他们显然一直希望能更巧妙地切入这一话题。

双语例句

• He began to feel those subtleties which he could find words to express.
  他开始体会到他笔下表达的那些柔情蜜意。
• He was aware of the subtleties of elaine's moods.
  他已意识到伊莱恩情绪上的微妙变化。
• The subtleties of middle-class English intonation.
  中产阶级英语语调的微妙之处。
• I think the translator missed some of the subtleties of the original.
  我认为译者漏掉了原著中一些微妙之处。
• Let me help you to know the subtleties of the force.
  让我帮助你了解原力的奥妙。
• There were mathematical difficulties in passing to the limit, but these subtleties were ignored.
  在取极限时存在着数学上的困难，不过这种细微的地方被忽略了。
• Mark fine distinctions and subtleties, as among words.
  详细地推究事物之间的细微差别，如同义词之间的差别。
• He did not confuse audiences by silly subtleties.
  他不用无聊的微妙言辞搞糊涂听众。
• Again, like the radio, when you really get tuned very precisely onto the frequency, the static goes away and you can hear subtleties in the signal that you couldn't hear before.
  再一次，以收音机作比喻，当你极其准确地调到那个频率上时，杂音消失了，你就可以听见讯号中过去听不见的微妙之处。
• It was at a Burr dinner that Andrew Jackson was introduced to the subtleties and pleasures of the grape.
  正是在伯尔的餐桌上，安德鲁·杰克逊首次领略到葡萄的微妙和赏心悦目之处。