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 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• So our approach is very project-specific and very nuance.
  所以我们的方法，就针对项目本身，非常细微。
• OK, so a little nuance that I'm using there.
  好，我这里用了一点细微差别。
• 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。
• They're a great way to generate group-think and pack mentalities, but the end result is often missing the nuance we're looking for.
  他们有一个很好的方法去创造群体思考和汇集智力，但是最终的结果往往是丢失了我们想要找的微妙的地方。