c. 1300, sotilte, "skill, ingenuity," from Old French sotilte "skillfulness, cunning" (Modern French subtilité), from Latin subtilitatem (nominative subtilitas) "fineness; simplicity, slenderness," noun of quality from subtilis "fine, thin, delicate" (see subtle). From late 14c. as "cleverness, shrewdness; trickery, guile, craftiness," also "thinness, slenderness, smallness; rarity." The -b- begins to appear late 14c. in English, in imitation of Latin.
雙語例句
1. In time you'll appreciate the beauty and subtlety of this language.
總有一天你會(huì)體會(huì)到這門語言的優(yōu)美和微妙之處。
來自柯林斯例句
2. Many of the resulting wines lack the subtlety of the original model.
許多如此釀制的葡萄酒都不像最初的葡萄酒那樣耐人品味。
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3. They had obviously been hoping to approach the topic with more subtlety.
他們顯然一直希望能更巧妙地切入這一話題。
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4. She analyses herself with great subtlety.
她非常敏銳地分析自己。
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5. African dance is vigorous, but full of subtlety.