The pianist performed with subtlety and passion. we appreciated the subtlety with which our host indicated that it was time to leave: he volunteered to pack us a little lunch for the road
Recent Examples on the WebThe subtlety is made possible by performances dialed into the character’s idiosyncratic, often contradictory natures. Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Sep. 2022 There’s no subtlety as drum hits spark explosions for the true head-banging experience. Tristram Lozaw, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Sep. 2022 The selection evolves continually, but the sense of artfulness and subtlety is also constant — occasionally too much so.Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2022 Playing his character also required a subtlety to reveal his true nature. Leo Barraclough, Variety, 18 June 2022 Even in productions that aspire to greater subtlety, a grinding literalism threatens—a dutiful hitting of marks. Molly Fischer, The New Yorker, 13 June 2022 Eventually the film's subtlety gives way to a more straightforward conclusion. Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 2 June 2022 There are moments when the work is overt — present and readable — and other moments where meaning is hidden, exposed in fractured layers of paint, where subtlety resides. Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Apr. 2022 Falling just a bit short of a true orange-candy orange, Squash is toned-down take on the juicy hue without succumbing to subtlety. Marci Robin, Allure, 23 Apr. 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
Middle English sotilte, subtilte, from Anglo-French sotilté, from Latin subtilitat-, subtilitas, from subtilis
ADJECTIVE | VERB + SUBTLETY | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤extreme, great, real極度的精妙;特別的精妙VERB + SUBTLETY➤have精妙◇Her dancing has great subtlety.她的舞蹈非常精美。➤display, show顯示出/表現出精妙▸➤bring賦予精細◇His understanding of light brings great subtlety to his painting.他對光線的理解使他的畫非常細膩。➤lack不夠精細▸➤appreciate, grasp, understand欣賞/把握/理解精妙之處◇She was too young to grasp the subtleties of the movie.她還太年輕,理解不了電影中的種種精妙之處。PREPOSITION➤with subtlety含蓄地◇He uses language with great subtlety.他的語言表達含蓄微妙。PHRASES➤a lack of subtlety不夠精細▸➤of great subtlety, of some subtlety精湛◇a pianist of great subtlety技藝精湛的鋼琴家