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

• I apologize. that's a nuance that escaped me.
  我道歉。忽略了这个细节。
• The very terse and abbreviated style typical of email communication allows little room for explanation or nuance.
  这种简洁便利的经典通讯方式不太适合解释或说明细微的事情。
• What's clearly going on is Paul is backing off the more radical things he's said about the law and trying to nuance this, and that's the question I'll ask.
  很显然，保罗收敛了，对律法的激进言论，企图加以区别，这是我要提出的问题。
• When history intersects with nationalism, there is often little patience or appetite for nuance.
  当历史与民族主义交叉时，人们通常没有耐心也没有胃口去探究微妙的东西。
• You appreciate your assets more fully and take time to understand and feel each nuance of the situations at the present.
  你更加欣赏自己的有利条件，并且采取更充分的时间来了解和感受目前的情况所体现出的每个细微的差别。
• Gone are the flowery but opaque descriptions like distinctly high-grown character and surprising malty nuance.
  那些辞藻华丽但晦涩难懂的描述不见了，例如鲜明的高海拔种植特征、有一丝出人意料的麦芽口感。
• Barra joined Google from speech technology firm Nuance.
  巴拉当时是从语音技术公司Nuance跳槽到谷歌的。
• They are capable of a power and of a clear nuance to which free verse can't aspire.
  这些拥有一种力量，和一种精妙的差别，是自由诗所无能为力的。
• Now I want to stress one other nuance here.
  这里我还想强调另外一个细微的差别。
• 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。