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1.subtle,cunning,crafty,sly 神秘莫测的(又译：阴险的)，狡猾的，诡计多端的，狡诈的，
△L.L.L.4.3.342 (339):“Subtile as Sphinx，”像人面狮身的怪物那样的神秘。(按：subtile为subtle 一词的异体，二词的含义相同。)
△Gent.4.2.98 (95): “Thou subtile,perjured,false,disloyalman!”你这个狡诈、背誓、欺骗、不忠的人！
△1H.IV.1.3.169:“this subtile king!”这个狡诈的国王！
△R.III.1.1.36: “And if King Edward be as true and just / As I am subtile,false. and treacherous.” 只要国王爱德华是诚实而直率的，正如我是狡猾、虚伪而奸诈。
2. deceitful. treacherous欺诈的.奸诈的。
△R.III.3.5.36(37): “that the subtile traitor / This day had plot-ted,in the Council-house,/ To murder me and mygood Lord of Gloucester?”这个奸诈的叛贼今天就在会议室里阴谋杀害我和我的好葛罗斯特大人。