subtle

adj

1. working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way

e.g. glaucoma is an insidious disease
a subtle poison

Synonym: insidiouspernicious

2. difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze

e.g. his whole attitude had undergone a subtle change
a subtle difference
that elusive thing the soul

Synonym: elusive

3. able to make fine distinctions

e.g. a subtle mind

1. 不易察觉的;不明显的;微妙的
Something that is subtle is not immediately obvious or noticeable.

e.g. ...the slow and subtle changes that take place in all living things...
发生在所有生物身上的缓慢而细微的变化
e.g. Intolerance can take subtler forms too.
过敏反应也可能会表现得很不明显。

2. 机智的;机巧的;狡猾的
A subtle person cleverly uses indirect methods to achieve something.

subtle是什么意思

e.g. I even began to exploit him in subtle ways...
我甚至开始巧妙地利用他。
e.g. He is a subtle character, you know.
你知道他为人狡猾。

3. 清淡的;隐约的;柔和的
Subtle smells, tastes, sounds, or colours are pleasantly complex and delicate.

e.g. ...subtle shades of brown.
淡棕色
e.g. ...delightfully subtle scents.
怡人的淡淡香气

1. subtle的解释

1. 微妙的：事实上,<>的本意也反对那些微妙的(subtle)且经常属于无意识(unconscious)的偏见. 这些形式微妙的偏见是现在最流行的歧视类型. (47)雇主歧视行为的做出在很多场合可能出于无意识的观念,甚至有些差别对待是出于雇主的善良动机.

2. 狡猾的：利用操控的手法,通常是以较积极、狡猾的(subtle)企图的形式来控制别人,好促使别人趋向他;或者假装是脆弱的(fragile),让人得以接近. 这种类型的角色乃是以胁迫(intimidation)的方式来操控别人. 一般来说,

3. subtle是什么意思

3. 精妙的：他从1937年起运用非对称的形状和精妙的(subtle)曲线为伊塔拉(Iittala)公司设计玻璃用品. 尽管参与了现代运动中,但他仍对传统的砖材料很敏感,他是现代形态温和的阐述者之一.