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/ˈsʌtl/
Subtle describes something that isn't obvious — delicate, hard to notice or explain exactly, like a subtle flavor in food or a subtle hint in a conversation.
微妙的、細膩的
比較級 subtlermore subtle最高級 subtlest
組成Probably from a Latin word 'subtilis,' meaning 'finely woven,' built from 'under' + 'web.' A subtle thing is like a fine, delicate weave you have to look closely to see.
原始詞典資料20 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
subtleadj詞源 1/ˈsʌtl̩/
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Senses relating to tangible things.
- The mighty Magnet from the Center darts / This ſtrong, tho' ſubtile Force, thro' all the Parts: / Its active Rays ejaculated thence, / Irradiate all the wide Circumference.
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archaicSenses relating to tangible things.
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archaicSenses relating to tangible things.
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archaicSenses relating to tangible things.
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archaicSenses relating to tangible things.
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historicalSenses relating to tangible things.
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obsoletenauticaltransportSenses relating to tangible things.
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Senses relating to intangible things.
另外 9 個記錄的用法
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Senses relating to intangible things.
- The difference between the tones is subtle, but you can hear it if you listen carefully.
- Although the show gradually grows more subtle, much of the early writing that establishes the characters is so on the nose it hurts. Any time we see Walt [Walter White] in class, it’s certain that what he writes on the chalkboard will echo events in his secret life.
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Senses relating to intangible things.
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Senses relating to intangible things.
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Senses relating to intangible things.
- [T]his heauenly foode is giuen for the ſatisfying of our emptie ſoules, and not for the exerciſing of our curious and ſubtle vvits.
- Lords and Commons of England, conſider vvhat Nation it is vvherof ye are, and vvherof ye are the governours: a Nation not ſlovv and dull, but of a quick, ingenious, and piercing ſpirit, acute to invent, ſuttle and ſinevvy to diſcours, not beneath the reach of any point the higheſt that human capacity can ſoar to.
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Senses relating to intangible things.
- And if King Edward be as true and iuſt, / As I am Subtle, Falſe, and Treacherous, […]
- As for thee, false friend, subtle fox, unfaithful servant, this long time am I grown weary of thee slinking up and down my palace devising darkly things I know not: thou, that art nought akin to Witchland, but an outlander, a Goblin exile, a serpent warmed in my bosom to my hurt.
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archaicSenses relating to intangible things.
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archaicSenses relating to intangible things.
- If thou thinke thy ſelfe well fenſed and ſure, / Againſt euery ſottle ſuggeſtion of vice, / Conſider fraile glaſſe may no diſtres endure, / And great aduentures oft curſe the dire: […]
- By vnion of the Godhed to the manhod, manne was ioyned to God whiche before by the temptacion of the ſubtle ſerpente, was from hym ſegregate and deuided.
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obsoleteSenses relating to intangible things.
- Like to a Bovvle vpon a ſubtle ground / I haue tumbled paſt the throvv: […]
- [V]pon Tityus his breſt, that (for ſixe of the nine acres) is counted the ſubtleſt bovvling-ground in all Tartary.
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obsoleteSenses relating to intangible things.
subtlenoun詞源 1/ˈsʌtl̩/
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People or things that are subtle (adjective sense) as a class.
subtleverb詞源 2/ˈsʌtl̩/
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To make (something) subtle (“giving only a slight impression; also, skilfully restrained or understated”).
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obsoleterareTo burn (someone or something) to ash.
- A fire ſubtle ye, are ye ſo crafty.
資料來源:英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary(CC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。