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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• And what do you think of him in the light of culture nuance?
  那你觉得他和你在文化方面有什么差异呢？
• 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。
• But it happens to lack the nuance and creativity necessary for team sport.
  但是中国体育组织似乎缺乏团队项目所需要的那种微妙元素和创造力。
• 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。
• She delivers the sparkling dialogue, by screenwriter Kevin hood, with just the right nuance and verve.
  她提供了绚丽的对话，由编剧凯文罩，也仅仅是细微的权利和热情。
• 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。