1.微妙的；难以捉摸的；细微的 delicate;not easy to notice, understand, or explain 2.机智的；机巧的；狡猾的 (of a person or their behaviour) behaving in a clever way, and using indirect methods, in order to achieve sth 3.敏感的，敏锐的，有辨别力的 very clever in noticing and understanding
句型例句
用作定语
▲ ～+n.
Her whole attitude had undergone a subtle change.她的整个态度发生了微妙的变化。 The novelist has a subtle insight into human nature.那位小说家对人性具有敏锐的洞察力。
▲ n.+～
There was nothing subtle or sophisticated about him.他一点也不婉转，一点也不圆通。
用作表语
▲ S+be+～
The gradation in tempo in this piece of music is very subtle.这段音乐的速度变化非常微妙。