Word · Frequency #20174
greenish
微绿的；带绿色的
核心释义
somewhat green; tinged with green
- 1.
略带绿色的。
Somewhat green in color.
略带绿色的。；呈绿色的
用法In use
The leaves in early spring are a greenish yellow.
用法提示：此处 greenish 作形容词，修饰颜色，表示“带绿色的”。
The water in the pond looked greenish after the rain.
用法提示：greenish 作表语形容词，描述主语的状态，意为“微绿的”。
She chose a greenish scarf to match her coat.
用法提示：greenish 作定语，修饰 scarf，表示“略带绿色的”。
greenish + noun
greenish 作定语时放在名词前，表示带绿色的、微绿的。
The leaves have a greenish tint in early spring.
这些叶子在早春带有一丝淡绿色。
look/appear + greenish
look 或 appear 后接 greenish 作表语，描述视觉印象。
The water looks greenish after the rain.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- greenish tint
- 淡绿色调
- The recycled paper has a faint greenish tint.这种再生纸带有淡淡的绿色调。
- greenish yellow
- 黄绿色
- The leaves change to a greenish yellow in late summer.夏末时树叶变成黄绿色。
- greenish water
- 发绿的水
- The river looked unhealthy because of the greenish water.河水看起来不健康，因为水发绿。
- greenish complexion
- 发绿的脸色
- She had a greenish complexion after eating the spoiled fish.吃了变质的鱼后，她的脸色发绿。
- greenish glow
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
green（绿）后面加 ish，表示“有点……的”，所以 greenish 就是“带点绿、微绿的”，像嫩草刚发芽的颜色。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：describing colors、everyday conversation、nature observations greenish 是中性词，没有明显正式或口语色彩，多用于描述颜色，在日常对话和描写自然景物时都比较常见。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words end in -ish and share the suffix sound /ɪʃ/, but their stressed vowels are different (e.g., /uː/, /e/, /aɪ/, /aʊ/, /ɔː/), so none is a true rhyme with greenish /ˈɡriːnɪʃ/. Use them to spot the -ish spelling pattern, not as rhymes.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.