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subtle

🇬🇧 UK/'sʌtl/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

adj.

Not obvious or easily noticed; delicate and hard to detect; able to make fine distinctions.

微妙的；细微的；敏锐的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
subtleother
=subtle

Common Collocations

  • 1.subtle difference细微的差别
  • 2.subtle hint隐晦的暗示
  • 3.subtle change微妙的变化
  • 4.subtle irony含蓄的讽刺

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    There was a subtle difference in tone between the two speeches.

  • 2.

    She gave him a subtle hint that it was time to leave.

  • 3.

    The perfume had a subtle floral scent that was hard to identify.

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