nuance

IPA/ˈnjuːɑːns/
KK[nˈuɑns]IPA/ˈnuːɑːns/

nuance — 名詞

  • nuancesingular
  • nuancesplural

1. a small change in colour, sound, meaning, or someone's feelings that is hard to

1.名詞C1
釋義

細微差別

在意義、感覺或色彩上不易察覺的小差異

a small change in colour, sound, meaning, or someone's feelings that is hard to notice but still matters to how people understand or react to something — for example, the small shift in tone that turns a polite reply into a sarcastic one.

例句

Caio caught every nuance in his grandmother's voice when she talked about the war.

當奶奶談起戰爭時，Caio 捕捉到她語氣中的每一個細微差別。

nuance in + [noun]: small differences inside something larger

The translator worked hard to keep the nuances of Yasmin's poem in English.

譯者努力在英文裡保留 Yasmin 詩作中的細微差別。

plural 'nuances of [noun]' for translation contexts

常見搭配
  • subtle nuance
  • fine nuance
  • every nuance
  • miss the nuance
  • nuance of meaning
  • cultural nuance
同義詞
  • subtlety

    very close synonym; both refer to fine differences, but 'subtlety' can also describe a quality of cleverness.

  • shade

    informal; often used for small differences of meaning or colour.

  • gradation

    more technical; suggests a series of small steps between extremes.

文法句型

nuance of [noun]

subtle/fine nuance

用法筆記

Object is usually something complex (language, music, art, feelings) where small differences matter. Frequently used in the plural 'nuances' when talking about a whole set of fine points.

常見錯誤

There is a big nuance between the two words.
There is a small nuance between the two words.
'nuance' is by definition a small difference; pair it with 'small', 'subtle', or 'fine', not 'big'.
I felt a nuance of sadness on her face.
I saw a nuance of sadness on her face.
nuances are noticed by careful attention (see/hear/catch), not physically felt.

同根字

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • nuance of meaning
  • nuance of colour
  • cultural nuance
  • political nuance
  • emotional nuance

常用片語

  • every nuance
  • subtle nuance
  • fine nuance
  • miss the nuance
  • catch the nuance

介系詞搭配

  • nuance of
  • nuance in
  • nuance between