nuance

英 [ˈnjuːɑːns]

美 [ˈnuːɑːns]

n.  (意义、声音、颜色、感情等方面的)细微差别

复数：nuances　过去分词：nuanced　现在分词：nuancing　

IELTSGRETEM8

Collins.1 / BNC.13819 / COCA.9104

牛津词典

noun

• （意义、声音、颜色、感情等方面的）细微差别
  a very slight difference in meaning, sound, colour or sb's feelings that is not usually very obvious
  1. He watched her face intently to catch every nuance of expression.
     他认真地注视着她的脸，捕捉每一丝细微的表情变化。

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR (声音、感受、外貌或意义的)细微差别
  Anuanceis a small difference in sound, feeling, appearance, or meaning.
  1. We can use our eyes and facial expressions to communicate virtually every subtle nuance of emotion there is.
     我们用眼睛和面部表情几乎就能传达出情感上的每一丝微妙变化。

英英释义

noun

• a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude
  1. without understanding the finer nuances you can't enjoy the humor
  2. don't argue about shades of meaning
  Synonym:nicetyshadesubtletyrefinement

双语例句

• A rich artistic performance, full of nuance.
  一场意味深长的艺术表演充满了微妙之处。
• Ostler argues that machine translation is improving, although it does struggle with nuance and figurative language.
  奥斯特勒辩称，机器翻译正在改进，不过在对付细微语义差别和形象语言时的确还很吃力。
• There will be a time to think aboutthe nuance and complexity of this event, but for most Americans now is not it.
  现在应当考虑的是这件事复杂性和微妙影响，但对大部分美国人来说，显然还不到时候。
• In this sense, the nuance of parental love is often better expressed through action.
  基于上述意义，父母的爱的精妙之处能通过行动更好的表达。
• We can use our eyes and facial expressions to communicate virtually every subtle nuance of emotion there is.
  我们用眼睛和面部表情几乎就能传达出情感上的每一丝微妙变化。
• Real Programmers know every nuance of every instruction and use them all in every Real Program.
  真正的程序员知道每一个指令的细微差别，并在程序中使用所有的指令。
• Pudong and the Bund are the well-worked archetypes of Shanghai, but the city is far more varied of nuance that this dichotomy might suggest more varied than Hong Kong too, because its history has been more complicated.
  浦东和外滩是上海精良打造的典型，但这座城市存在的细微差别各式各样，这两者可能就体现了这一点上海也比香港更富于变化，因为它的历史更复杂。
• OK, so a little nuance that I'm using there.
  好，我这里用了一点细微差别。
• French nuance and finesse are everywhere.
  对法语的借用和引用则在英语中是随处可见。
• I wish I hadn't become so conscious of every little nuance.
  我希望我不要变得这样去思索一切琐碎之事。