
好词典

源自拉丁语 'subtilis',意为精细的、微妙的,通过古法语 'soutil' 进入英语。
❶ subtle 的比较级形式,指更加微妙、难以察觉或精细的事物或特征。
“The flavors in this dish are subtler than in the previous one.”
(这道菜的味道比上一道更微妙。)
“Her approach to solving the problem was subtler than his.”
(她解决问题的方式比他的更巧妙。)
a subtler approach — 指一种更巧妙、更不直接的方法或策略。
“She took a subtler approach to convince him, using hints rather than direct arguments.”
(她采取了更巧妙的方式说服他,用暗示而不是直接争论。)