Word · Frequency #28206
chromatic
有色的；彩色的
核心释义
relating to color or hue
- 1.
Uses relating to colour
- 2.
Relating to chromatin (a complex of DNA, RNA, and proteins within the cell nucleus out of which chromosomes condense during cell division).
- 3.
Relating to or using notes not belonging to the diatonic scale of the key in which a passage of music is written.
- 4.
Moving in semitones.
半音阶的；消色差的；彩色的；色品的；易染色的；[医] 色的
用法In use
The artist chose a chromatic palette with bright reds, blues, and yellows for the mural.
用法提示：“chromatic”作形容词，表示“彩色的、有色彩的”，修饰调色板。
Many tropical fish are known for their chromatic beauty.
用法提示：“chromatic”作形容词，表示“有色彩的、彩色的”，说明热带鱼的颜色特征。
The garden was full of chromatic flowers in every shade of pink and purple.
用法提示：“chromatic”作形容词，表示“彩色的”，描述花朵的颜色。
chromatic + noun
chromatic 作形容词，意为“彩色的”或“色彩相关的”，常修饰 color、light 等名词。
The painting uses a wide range of chromatic colors.
这幅画使用了各种彩色。
the chromatic scale
在音乐中，chromatic scale 指包含全部十二个半音的音阶。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- chromatic scale
- 半音阶
- The piano exercise starts with a chromatic scale.这条钢琴练习以半音阶开始。
- chromatic aberration
- 色差
- The lens shows visible chromatic aberration at the edges.这个镜头边缘有明显色差。
- chromatic color
- 有彩色
- In color theory, white is not considered a chromatic color.在色彩理论中，白色不被视为有彩色。
- chromatic harmonica
- 半音阶口琴
- She plays the chromatic harmonica in a jazz band.她在爵士乐队中吹奏半音阶口琴。
- chromatic number
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
记 chromatic：开头的 chro 像“彩色”的“彩”，音乐里的半音阶也像十二种音色。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：光学/摄影、音乐理论、色彩学/美术 chromatic 比较常见于专业技术语境，多用于光学、音乐理论和色彩学等正式场合；日常口语中表达“彩色的”通常用 colorful。具体含义需根据搭配判断，如 chromatic scale“半音阶”、chromatic aberration“色差”。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All words ending in -matic (dramatic, automatic, systematic, schematic) rhyme with chromatic: the stressed syllable is -mat- /mæt/ and the following -ic /ɪk/ matches. Static also rhymes with the same final /ætɪk/ sound. Chrome is a useful lookalike: it shares the initial spelling chrom- but is pronounced /krəʊm/, not /krəʊˈmætɪk/.
一起学习词形Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.