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語源

Borrowed from French nuance (“nuance, shade, hue”). Omitting several steps, from Latin nūbēs.

Compare typologically Italian sfumatura (< Latin fūmus).

発音

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈnjuː.ɑːns/, /njuː.ɒ̃(n)s/
• (General American, Canada) IPA: /ˈnju.ɑns/, /ˈnuː.ɑns/
• (General Australian, New Zealand) IPA: /ˈnjʉː.ɐːns/
• (Indic) IPA: /ˈnju.ɑns/, /-ɔns/, /-ans/

名詞

nuance (countable and uncountable, plural nuances)

1. (countable) A minor distinction.

   hidden nuances

2. Subtlety or fine detail.

   Understanding the basics is easy, but appreciating the nuances takes years.

   • 1901, Alpheus Spring Packard, Lamarck, the Founder of Evolution‎:

     […] the richer our collections become, the more numerous are the proofs that all is more or less shaded (nuance), that the remarkable differences become obliterated […]

   • 2016, Tim Carvell [et al.], “Encryption”, in Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, season 3, episode 5, John Oliver (actor), Warner Bros. Television, via HBO:

     It’s a miracle Lindsey Graham has met the concept of nuance. And this is the man who once warned “the world is literally about to blow up.” So you’re not dealing with someone who likes to dabble with grey areas.

派生語

動詞

nuance (third-person singular simple present nuances, present participle nuancing, simple past and past participle nuanced)

1. (transitive) To apply a nuance to; to change or redefine in a subtle way.