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

• 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。
• Yet for all your subtleties, you have not wisdom.
  然而尽你所有的智计，你并谈不上明智。
• You learn how to understand your customers and the subtleties of their needs.
  你要学习如何理解你的客户以及他们的要求的细微之处。
• Despite its obviousness, the simplicity principle has its subtleties.
  尽管简单性原则显而易见，但它也有其微妙之处。
• But in those days I did not go into such subtleties.
  不过那时我还没有探究到这些微妙关系。
• Particularities of feeling are also conveyed in the subtleties of bodily posture and gesture, including facial expression.
  种种感觉的特殊性也在体态和姿势的细微差别中传达出来。
• 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。
• I like knowing the subtleties in people.
  我喜欢知道每一个人的细微差异。
• The discerning reader will appreciate the subtleties of boyd's humour.
  有眼光的读者会欣赏博伊德幽默的微妙之处。
• Matthew would hear nothing of these subtleties.
  马修将听到其中的微妙。