Word · Frequency #15137
colourless
无色的;苍白的;无血色的
核心释义
having no colour; weak in colour, pale
- 1.
无色的;无血色的
a lacking in variety and interest;a weak in color; not colorful
无趣的;乏味的;单调的;无色的;无血色的;无趣味的;无特色的
用法In use
The colourless liquid in the bottle is actually plain water.
用法提示:colourless 作定语形容词,表示“无色的”,修饰 liquid。
This gas is colourless and has a faint smell.
用法提示:colourless 作表语形容词,说明主语 gas 具有“无色的”特征。
This filter makes the water colourless and removes the bad smell.
用法提示:colourless 作宾语补足语,表示 make 的结果是“水变为无色”。
colourless + noun
作定语,常指没有颜色,也可引申为缺乏特色。
A colourless gas filled the room.
一种无色的气体充满了房间。
be colourless
系表结构,形容事物缺乏趣味或吸引力。
The performance was colourless and dull.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- colourless liquid
- 无色液体
- The bottle contained a colourless liquid that smelled faintly of alcohol.瓶子里装着一种无色液体,隐约有酒精气味。
- colourless gas
- 无色气体
- Carbon dioxide is a colourless gas at room temperature.二氧化碳在室温下是一种无色气体。
- colourless face
- 苍白的脸
- She looked in the mirror and saw a colourless face staring back.她照镜子,看到一张苍白的脸正看着自己。
- colourless personality
- 无趣的个性,缺乏特色的性格
- His colourless personality made it hard to remember him at parties.他无趣的个性使人们在聚会上很难记住他。
- colourless prose
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
colour(颜色)+ less(没有)→ 没有颜色,引申为苍白、无趣。想象一杯没有颜色的白开水,平淡乏味。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:描述液体、气体等的物理颜色属性、形容人、作品或风格缺乏趣味或特色 该词既可用于客观描述‘无色’的物理属性,也可引申指‘乏味、无特色’。两种含义都比较中性,具体意思需根据语境来判断;书面和口语中都可能出现,但引申义较常出现在评论或描述性文字中。
语法说明Grammar Note
表示‘无色的’时指透明或缺乏颜色;表示‘无趣味的’或‘无特色的’时用于人或事物。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
These words share the spelling ending -less, but their final syllable is pronounced /ləs/, whereas the provided IPA for colourless is /ˈkʌləlis/ with /lɪs/; so they are spelling lookalikes rather than exact rhymes. No true rhyme is listed.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.