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subtlety

C1 noun

subtlety /ˈsʌt(ə)lti/ nghĩa là sự tinh vi

Các nghĩa

  1. sự tinh vi

    The quality of being scarcely noticeable or difficult to discern. (of things)

    countable · uncountable

    the subtlety of the Mona Lisa’s smile

  2. sự tinh tế

    The quality of being done in a clever way that is not obvious or not direct; the quality of being carefully thought out. (of things)

    countable · uncountable

    the subtlety of a writer’s analysis / of a singer’s phrasing

  3. sự khôn khéo

    The quality of being able to achieve one's aims through clever, delicate or indirect methods. (of people)

    countable · uncountable

    With all his usual subtlety, he quietly fixed the problem before anyone else noticed it.

    European women often boss their men too, but with a beguiling subtlety unknown to most American females.

  4. sự nhạy bén

    The quality of being able to notice or understand things that are not obvious. (of people)

    countable · uncountable

    To give subtilty to the simple, to the young man knowledge and discretion.

    his subtilty in thinking and reasoning were profound,

  5. điều tinh tế

    An instance of being subtle, a subtle thing, especially a subtle argument or distinction.

    countable

    The subtleties of this overture are often overlooked.

    It is your turn now […] to support your philosophical subtilties against the dictates of plain reason and experience.

    His body was as insensitive to pain as was his mind to subtleties.

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