subtle
subtle 的前缀、后缀或词根是什么？
国际音标
🇺🇸 /ˈsʌt(ə)l/
🇬🇧 /ˈsʌt(ə)l/
微妙的，难以察觉的
词根法分析
subtle 来源于拉丁语‘subtilis’，意为‘精细的’或‘微妙的’，通过前缀‘sub-’（在...之下）和词根‘tilis’（编织）组合而成，原意指织物细密。
- sub-前缀，表示‘在...之下’或‘轻微的’，来自拉丁语
- -tle无特定含义，可能为词尾变化
例子
- subtilize使变得精细或微妙，来自拉丁语‘subtilis’
- subtilty微妙，精细，古英语中使用，源自‘subtle’
练习
尝试用相同的方法分解和记忆以下单词- subterfuge诡计，托词，前缀‘sub-’（在...之下）和‘terfuge’（逃跑）组合，原意指‘暗中逃跑’
- submerge淹没，前缀‘sub-’（在...之下）和‘merge’（吞没）组合
造句
- The differences between the two paintings are subtle.
- She gave him a subtle hint that she was not interested.
- His subtle sense of humor is not easily noticed by everyone.