C2 少量；有点儿，有些
a small amount of an emotion or quality
There was certainly an element of truth in what she said. 她说的话当然也有些是真的。
Don't you think there's an element of jealousy in all of this? 你不觉得所有这一切都是妒嫉在隐隐作祟?
We walked quietly up to the door to preserve the element of surprise. 我们轻手轻脚地走近门口，想制造一个惊喜。
See also: element (AMOUNT)
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- There's always an element of subjectivity in decision-making.
- There's an element of calculation in his behaviour that makes me distrust him.
- There's always an element of sexual innuendo in our conversations.
- I detected an element of envy in what he said.
- There was possibly an element of truth in her accusations.