in a subtle way

Graceful: Describes a wine that is harmonious and pleasing in a subtle way.

优美的: 形容一款葡萄酒以精细微妙的方式给人以和谐愉快的感觉.

It tortures me in a subtle way, elegant and slight, yet still desperate and hardly recovers.

它竟以这么一种微妙的方式折磨人, 淡然雅致、纤细无形, 却仍然如此决绝、以至于难以痊愈.

If just like me, you sometimes find it difficult to be direct about saying No, you can still be assertive and express you disagreement in a more subtle, yet equally powerful way.

如果你和我一样，有时你会发现很难直接说不，但是你依然可以自信地用更加微妙、同样有效的方式表达异议。

They're sexy in a subtle way.'

它们散发出一种难以捉摸的性感。

If just like me, you sometimes find it difficult to be direct about saying "No" ， you can still be assertiveand express you disagreement in a more subtle, yet equally powerful way.

如果你和我一样，有时你会发现很难直接说“不”，但是你依然可以自信地用更加微妙、同样有效的方式表达异议。

He argues by using challenging questions in a subtle way.

他的这篇文章分析辨难,却又不露锋芒.