- a subtle difference in or shade of meaning, expression, or sound（意义、表情或声音的）细微差别; 微妙的变化：
the nuances of facial expression and body language.
面部表情和肢体语言的各种细微差别。
with obj.(一般作be nuanced)
- give nuances to使产生细微差别：
the effect of the music is nuanced by the social situation of listeners.
听众所处的社会环境使乐曲的效果产生细微的差别。
词源
late 18th cent.: from French， 'shade， subtlety'， from nuer 'to shade'， based on Latin nubes 'cloud'.