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。
Extra ExamplesIt 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
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- fine
- little
- slight
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- appreciate
- understand
- capture
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Word Originlate 18th cent.: from French, ‘shade, subtlety’, from nuer ‘to shade’, based on Latin nubes ‘cloud’.