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nuance
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Derivatives :
adj
nuanced
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Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- nuance
[nju'ɑns]
[njuː'ɑːns]
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noun
(音调、颜色、意义等的)细微差别
Collins English-English Dictionary
- nuance
[njuː'ɒːns]
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n
a subtle difference in colour, meaning, tone, etc; a shade or graduation
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vt.
[tr; passive]
to give subtle differences to
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carefully nuanced words
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vt.
[Etymology]
C18: from French, from nuer to show light and shade, ultimately from Latin nubes a cloud
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