subtle

subtle
びみょう 微妙
せいち 精緻
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/sʌ́tl/ ((発音注意))〔「細い, 薄い」が原義〕〈派〉subtlety(名)
〖形〗(more型; 時に-er型)((正式))
1 〈においなどが〉かすかな, ほのかな(faint); 〈ガス・空気などが〉薄い, 希薄な

a ~ smile かすかなほほえみ.

2 微妙な, とらえがたい(delicate); 〈問題などが〉難解な, 理解しにくい(difficult); 複雑な, 手の込んだ(complicated)(⇔unsubtle)

a ~ difference 微妙な違い.

3 器用な, 巧妙な; 狡猾(こうかつ)な, ずるい; 〈人・感覚などが〉鋭敏な, 敏感な, 繊細な

a ~ observer 鋭い観察者.

4 〈毒などが〉知らぬ間に作用する.

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