subtlety

subtle,微妙的，巧妙的，敏锐的，-ty,名词后缀。

subtlety (n.)

c. 1300, sotilte, "skill, ingenuity," from Old French sotilte "skillfulness, cunning" (Modern French subtilité), from Latin subtilitatem (nominative subtilitas) "fineness; simplicity, slenderness," noun of quality from subtilis "fine, thin, delicate" (see subtle). From late 14c. as "cleverness, shrewdness; trickery, guile, craftiness," also "thinness, slenderness, smallness; rarity." The -b- begins to appear late 14c. in English, in imitation of Latin.

1. In time you'll appreciate the beauty and subtlety of this language.

总有一天你会体会到这门语言的优美和微妙之处。

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。

3. 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。

4. She analyses herself with great subtlety.

她非常敏锐地分析自己。

5. African dance is vigorous, but full of subtlety.

非洲舞蹈强劲奔放，但又处处透着细腻。