nuance
noun /ˈnjuːɑːns/
/ˈnuːɑːns/
[countable, uncountable]- a very slight difference in meaning, sound, colour or somebody’s feelings that is not usually very obvious
（意义、声音、颜色、感情等方面的）细微差别 - 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。 - Her singing has both warmth of sound and delicacy of nuance.
她的演唱既热情豪放，又不失细致温柔。 - You need to be able to convey the subtle nuances of meaning of each word.
你得要表达出每个词意义上的细微差别。
- It took a while to get used to the social nuances of the office.
过一段时间才适应了办公室里微妙的人际关系。 - Spectators may not understand all the nuances of the game.
观众也许不明白这个游戏的所有微妙之处。 - the painting's subtle nuances of colour and texture
这幅画颜色和质地的微妙之处
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- fine
- little
- slight
- …
- appreciate
- understand
- capture
- …
词源late 18th cent.: from French, ‘shade, subtlety’, from nuer ‘to shade’, based on Latin nubes ‘cloud’. - He watched her face intently to catch every nuance of expression.