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GRE 蓝宝 Barron

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n. 细微的差异
• ［英］ n. 细微的差异 ( shade of difference)
• ［类］ nuance : distinction / hint : suggestion ( 程度[ANALOGY] 细微差别 -> 明显差别 / 暗示 -> 明确建议) 反义词: patent difference ( 明显的差异)

Webster Collegiate

noun

• Etymology: French, from Middle French, shade of color, from nuer to make shades of color, from nue cloud, from Latin nubes; perhaps akin to Welsh nudd mist
• Date: 1781
• 1. a subtle distinction or variation
• 2. a subtle quality ; nicety
• 3. sensibility to, awareness of, or ability to express delicate shadings (as of meaning, feeling, or value)
• ? nuanced adjective

记忆

nu (小) + ance (n. ending)

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