subtle
subtle
意味(日本語)
微妙な、織りの細かい ◇sub-(=beneath、closely)
語源
- tex-、 text- : L.texere = to weave(織る)
意味(英語)
- (adjective) So slight as to be difficult to detect or describe; elusive: a subtle smile.
- (adjective) Difficult to understand; abstruse: an argument whose subtle point was lost on her opponent.
- (adjective) Able to make fine distinctions: a subtle mind.
- (adjective) Characterized by skill or ingenuity; clever.
- (adjective) Crafty or sly; devious.
例文
- But what they like most, Ms. Gary suspects, is that almost all ropes have been removed from rooms in the mansion, eliminating what she describes as a subtle but powerful negative.
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context
context
文脈、前後の関係 ◇con-(=together) = 本文を共にする
語源
- tex-、 text- : L.texere = to weave(織る)
pretext
pretext
口実、かこつけ ◇pre-(=before) = 目の前で言葉を織り編む
語源
- tex-、 text- : L.texere = to weave(織る)
subtlety
subtlety
鋭敏、巧妙
語源
- tex-、 text- : L.texere = to weave(織る)
subtly
subtly
微妙に、巧みに
語源
- tex-、 text- : L.texere = to weave(織る)
text
text
字句、本文、原本
語源
- tex-、 text- : L.texere = to weave(織る)
textile
textile
織物、織物の ◇L.textere(=織る)
語源
- tex-、 text- : L.texere = to weave(織る)
textbook
textbook
教科書(いろいろな内容が織り込まれたもの)
語源
- tex-、 text- : L.texere = to weave(織る)
texture
texture
織物、「織ったもの」、組織、構造
語源
- tex-、 text- : L.texere = to weave(織る)
textural
textural
織地の、組織上の
語源
- tex-、 text- : L.texere = to weave(織る)
tissue
tissue
織物、組織
語源
- tex-、 text- : L.texere = to weave(織る)