微妙な点
解説 Definition
subtleties は subtlety（微妙な点、繊細さ）の複数形です。議論、表現、違いなどのすぐには気づきにくい細かな点を指します。
Subtleties are fine distinctions, delicate details, or indirect qualities that are not immediately obvious. The plural often refers to several nuanced features of language, tone, art, an argument, or a rule that require careful attention to notice or understand.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
subtleties は subtlety の複数形で、子音＋ y の前にある y を i に変えて -es を付け、subtlety → subtleties となります。the subtleties of a rule、subtleties in someone’s tone の形で、一見して分からない複数の細かな違いやニュアンスを意識しましょう。
Begin with the singular subtlety, a fine point or delicate distinction. For the plural, change the final consonant-plus-y to i and add -es: subtlety → subtleties. Picture several small details that become visible only after careful reading or listening. Useful patterns include “the subtleties of the rule,” “subtleties in his tone,” and “the translation missed some subtleties.” The word usually suggests meaningful nuances rather than unimportant trivia. Connect it with subtle, but note the pronunciation: the written b is silent in both subtle and subtleties.
例文
She noticed the subtleties in his tone during the meeting.
彼女は会議中の彼の口調にある微妙な点に気づきました。
The translation missed some subtleties of the original poem.
その翻訳は原詩の微妙なニュアンスをいくつか取りこぼしていました。
Understanding the subtleties of the rule takes more than one reading.
その規則の細かな点を理解するには、一度読むだけでは足りません。
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subtleties の語源・成り立ち Etymology
subtletiesはsubtletyの複数形で、古フランス語を経てラテン語 subtilitas「細かさ・繊細さ」に由来します。sub-「下で」+ tela「織り糸」が背景で、subtleやtextと同系。『糸のように細い』感覚が、『微妙な点』という意味につながります。
Subtleties is the plural of subtlety. Subtlety entered English through Old French from Latin subtilitas, meaning fineness, precision, or delicacy, based on subtilis. The Latin word is traditionally associated with sub, “under,” and tela, “woven fabric” or “web,” suggesting something finely woven. This physical idea of fineness developed into the abstract senses of delicate distinction, refinement, and a detail that is difficult to detect. The b in the modern spelling is silent.
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