A nuance is a very small difference that you might not notice at first. Two reds can look the same until you hold them together; that thin gap in colour is a nuance.

A nuance is a very small difference that you might not notice at firstNuance指的是一種非常細微的差別，你一開始可能根本不會注意到。Two reds can look the same until you hold them together兩種紅色可能看起來一樣，直到你把它們放在一起比較；that thin gap in colour is a nuance那一點點顏色上的差距就是nuance。

In talk, a nuance is a small turn in meaning or feeling: the same sentence can sound kind or cold if you change one word, or the way you say it. People who work with art, wine, law, or language like this word, because their job is to catch those thin lines.

In talk, a nuance is a small turn in meaning or feeling在說話裡，nuance是意思或語氣上一個小小的轉折：the same sentence can sound kind or cold if you change one word, or the way you say it同一句話，只要換一個字，或換一種說法，聽起來就可以是溫和的，也可以是冷淡的。People who work with art, wine, law, or language like this word從事藝術、品酒、法律或語言工作的人喜歡這個字，because their job is to catch those thin lines因為他們的工作就是要抓住那些細微的界線。

In everyday chat it can sound a bit fancy; in a careful review or argument it sounds just right. If someone says “there is a nuance here,” they mean it is not a simple yes or no.

In everyday chat it can sound a bit fancy在日常聊天裡，它聽起來可能有點做作；in a careful review or argument it sounds just right但在字斟句酌的評論或論述裡，用起來就剛剛好。If someone says 'there is a nuance here,'如果有人說「there is a nuance here」，they mean it is not a simple yes or no他們的意思是這件事不是簡單的是非題。

Though actually, speakers also stretch it: “I missed the nuance” often means “I missed the fine point,” with no colour in sight.

Though actually, speakers also stretch it不過，大家也會把這個字用得更寬鬆：'I missed the nuance' often means 'I missed the fine point,'「I missed the nuance」常常只是指「我沒抓到那個細微的重點」，with no colour in sight跟顏色一點關係都沒有。