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nuance
  • Derivatives : adj  nuanced
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Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

nuance [nju'ɑns] [njuː'ɑːns]
  1. 1. noun 音调颜色意义等的)细微差别

Collins English-English Dictionary

nuance [njuː'ɒːns]
  1. 1. n a subtle difference in colour, meaning, tone, etc; a shade or graduation
  2. 2. vt. [tr; passive] to give subtle differences to
    carefully nuanced words
  3. 3. vt. [Etymology] C18: from French, from nuer to show light and shade, ultimately from Latin nubes a cloud

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