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

• Of course, SQL performance is a complex topic, and understanding every nuance of how SQL performs can take a lifetime.
  当然，SQL性能是一个复杂的话题，而且了解SQL的执行方式的每一个细微差别可能要花一生的时间。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• I apologize. that's a nuance that escaped me.
  我道歉。忽略了这个细节。
• 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。
• Harmonies are often absent unless one accepts the musical nuance of imitation as structured harmony.
  除非人们愿意接受仿效结构之美的细微差别，否则和谐之美往往都是不足的。
• 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。
• 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。