subtil

Nghĩa (Tiếng Anh)

subtle

Tính thường xuyên

C2
Phát âm là (IPA)
/syp.til/
Từ nguyên (Tiếng Anh)

In summary

From Middle French subtil, from Old French subtil (13th c.), byform of sotil (12th c.), itself inherited from Latin subtīlis. Old French subtil may still represent the inherited form if it stands for the pronunciation /su.til/. The modern /y/ is of semi-learned origin. The b probably came to be pronounced even later; Middle French variant spellings like sutil, suttil suggest that it was still mostly silent.

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