honey + noun
honey 作形容词时最常放在名词前,表示蜜色的或蜜一般的。
She wore a honey dress to the party.
她穿了一条蜜色的连衣裙去参加聚会。
含蜂蜜的;蜂蜜般的
honeyer — comparative of honey
蜜色的;蜂蜜色的;蜜甜的;甜如蜜的;蜂蜜似的;甜蜜的;甘美的
Involving or resembling honey.
Of a pale yellow to brownish-yellow color, like most types of honey.
Honey-sweet.
She is my honey girl.
她是我的甜心女孩。
用法提示:这里'honey'作为形容词,修饰'girl',表示亲昵、可爱。
The honey baby smiled at her mother.
那个甜心宝宝对妈妈笑了。
用法提示:这里'honey'作形容词,形容'baby'为可爱的、甜美的。
I love your honey voice.
我喜欢你甜美的声音。
用法提示:这里'honey'作为形容词,形容'voice'甜美动人。
honey 作形容词时最常放在名词前,表示蜜色的或蜜一般的。
She wore a honey dress to the party.
她穿了一条蜜色的连衣裙去参加聚会。
用于描写颜色发生变化,常见于天空、光线、树叶等。
The sky turned honey at dusk.
黄昏时天空变成了蜜色。
比较级也可拼作 honier,意思相同。
Her hair is honeyer than her sister's.
她的头发比她姐姐的更具蜜色。
grammar · medium
易错句子She wore a honey color dress to the party.
正确表达She wore a honey-colored dress to the party.
形容词 honey 表示"蜜色的"时,作定语修饰名词要构成复合形容词 honey-colored,由一个名词加 -ed 结尾。汉语"蜜色连衣裙"是名词直接修饰名词,学习者常把这一结构照搬成 honey color dress,缺少 -ed,英语中不成立。
grammar · medium
易错句子This shade of yellow is more honey than that one.
正确表达This shade of yellow is honeyer than that one.
honey 是以 -y 结尾的双音节形容词,比较级用 -er(honeyer/honier),不能用 more 构成。汉语没有词形变化,靠"更……"表达比较,学习者容易一律套用 more,与 -y 结尾形容词的规则冲突。
“honeyed”常指“加了蜂蜜的”或比喻“甜言蜜语的”,多用于声音、言辞等;而“honey”作形容词主要指“蜜色的”或“蜂蜜般的”,多描述颜色或与蜂蜜相似的具体特征,较少用于比喻。
“golden”指“金色的”,常带明亮、珍贵或美好的意味;而“honey”作形容词指“蜜色的”,是淡黄到棕黄的柔和色调,更接近蜂蜜的颜色。
“sweet”泛指“甜的”,适用范围广;而“honey”作形容词特指“蜂蜜般的甜”,更具体,且常与颜色搭配使用。
蜜色的;蜂蜜般颜色的
She wore a honey-colored sweater.
她穿了一件蜜色的毛衣。
蜜甜的;甜如蜜的
His honey-sweet words won her over.
他蜜甜的话语打动了她。
蜜棕色的
The horse had a glossy honey-brown coat.
那匹马有一身光泽的蜜棕色皮毛。
金蜜色的
The evening light turned the hills honey-gold.
暮色把山丘染成了金蜜色。
蜜黄色的
The kitchen walls are a warm honey-yellow.
厨房的墙壁是温暖的蜜黄色。
蜜金色的(头发)
She has long honey-blonde hair.
她有一头长长的蜜金色头发。
honey + -ed
honey + comb
honey + moon
honey + bee
honey + dew
honey + color + -ed
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