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subtlety

/suht-l-tee/US // ˈsʌt l ti //UK // (ˈsʌtəltɪ) //

细致,精妙的,精妙,细致的

Related Words

nuance细微差别,细微的差别,细微之处,细微的差异intricacy复杂性,错综复杂,复杂,复杂度elegance高雅,高雅的风格,高贵典雅,高贵innuendo含沙射影,影射,暗示,含义distinction区别,区分,区别对待,差异exquisiteness精美,精美度,精美绝伦,精美的

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural sub·tle·ties.

    • : the state or quality of being subtle.
    • : delicacy or nicety of character or meaning.
    • : acuteness or penetration of mind; delicacy of discrimination.
    • : a fine-drawn distinction; refinement of reasoning: the subtleties of logic.
    • : something subtle.
    • : History/Historical. an elaborate confection, ornate in construction and ornamentation, sometimes edible but more often made and used as a decoration for a table or buffet.

Synonyms & Antonyms

nouna fine distinction
Forms: subtleties
Synonyms
nuance细微差别,细微的差别,细微之处,细微的差异distinction区别,区分,区别对待,差异innuendo含沙射影,影射,暗示,含义
noundelicacy
Forms: subtleties
Synonyms
elegance高雅,高雅的风格,高贵典雅,高贵intricacy复杂性,错综复杂,复杂,复杂度exquisiteness精美,精美度,精美绝伦,精美的

Examples

  • Recent breakthroughs in deep learning have made it possible to replicate many of the subtleties of human speech.

  • This is a plus if you’re looking for subtlety, and an accessory you wear nearly 24 hours a day ought to look subtle.

  • One bemoaned the subtlety of the lime — “it’s so plain” — while another found the dearth of faux flavor made it the most bearable.

  • The third time I just sat back and marveled at the sure hand of the director, the subtlety of Amy Adams, the ambition of the story structure.

  • VR is being used in podcast production because it captures “subtleties, gestures and warmth” that are lost in distanced interaction, says Karolina Komarnicka, of The Leadership Network’s The Real Place podcast.

  • In his opulent maroon suit, Dickens flaunts his fame and fortune with so little subtlety he makes Kanye West appear modest.

  • Political or not, shown in New York or Budapest, it is a worthy achievement composed with taste and subtlety.

  • The violence was turned up to 11, but the message could still have been handled with more subtlety.

  • But Nicki doesn't just tell us she has a big, fat, ass—that would lack craft and subtlety.

  • Without context, subtlety, and commentary, a parody begins to look eerily like the scenario it is attempting to skewer.

  • The apparent slightness of these English changes reveals their deliberate subtlety.

  • "Jack wants you to go for a walk," announced Miss Thangue, who saw no occasion for subtlety.

  • His quick-wittedness and the subtlety of his character make him full of quaint remarks and funny and unexpected comparisons.

  • This arrangement was not to Gwynne's taste, but he had developed subtlety in such matters and bided his time.

  • Accustomed to women of a more sophisticated class, Jean had at first taken her navet for the height of subtlety.

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