indigo + noun
indigo 作形容词时放在名词前修饰,表示“靛蓝色的”。
She wore an indigo dress.
她穿了一条靛蓝色的连衣裙。
靛蓝;靛青
先理解核心含义,再看它在真实句子里的用法。
靛蓝;靛青
a blue dye obtained from plants or produced synthetically
She wore an indigo dress.
她穿了一条靛蓝色的连衣裙。
紫蓝色。
A purplish-blue color.
从植物中提取或合成的蓝色染料
a blue dye obtained from plants or made synthetically
靛蓝染料那种带绿调的深蓝色。
A greenish dark blue color; the color of indigo dye.
东南亚的落叶亚灌木,具有羽状叶和红色或紫色花簇;靛蓝染料的来源
deciduous subshrub of southeastern Asia having pinnate leaves and clusters of red or purple flowers; a source of indigo dye
The textile artist mixed indigo with water to create a rich blue dye.
这位纺织艺术家将靛蓝与水混合,调制出浓郁的蓝色染料。
Indigo is a popular color for denim, though it fades after many washes.
靛蓝是一种常用于牛仔布的颜色,不过多次洗涤后会褪色。
She bought a small jar of indigo to dye the curtains herself.
她买了一小罐靛蓝,打算自己染窗帘。
indigo 作形容词时放在名词前修饰,表示“靛蓝色的”。
She wore an indigo dress.
她穿了一条靛蓝色的连衣裙。
在此结构中 indigo 作表语,描述主语的颜色。注意与“indigo + noun”的区别。
The sky was indigo at dusk.
黄昏时天空是靛蓝色的。
作为名词指靛蓝色时,常用不可数;可用“a shade of”表示“一种…的色调”。
The artist used a deep shade of indigo.
这位艺术家使用了一种深色调的靛蓝。
Not this
I indigoed the cloth to make it blue.
Use this
I dyed the cloth indigo to make it blue.
“indigo” 是名词或形容词,没有动词用法;表示“染成靛蓝”应使用动词 dye,并将 indigo 作为宾语补足语。
Not this
She bought an indigo color dress.
Use this
She bought an indigo dress.
“indigo” 本身即可作形容词修饰名词,不必再加 “color”,否则显得累赘且不自然。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
靛蓝染料
The traditional indigo dye produces a rich blue color.
传统靛蓝染料能染出浓郁的蓝色。
靛蓝色
She chose an elegant dress in indigo blue.
她选了一条靛蓝色的优雅连衣裙。
深靛蓝
The fabric was a deep indigo that looked almost black.
这块布料是深靛蓝色,看起来几乎是黑色的。
天然靛蓝
They use natural indigo to color their handmade textiles.
他们用天然靛蓝为手工纺织品上色。
靛蓝植物
Indigo plants are grown in many tropical regions.
靛蓝植物生长在许多热带地区。
合成靛蓝
Most modern jeans are dyed with synthetic indigo.
大多数现代牛仔裤是用合成靛蓝染色的。
你从没忧郁过,直到你感受到了那种靛蓝忧郁。
Duke Ellington's jazz standard "Mood Indigo" captures a deep, indigo melancholy.
艾灵顿公爵的爵士经典曲《靛蓝忧郁》捕捉了一种深刻的靛蓝忧郁。
Use indigo naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
把 indigo 拆成 in-di-go:in(进入)+ go(走),想象走进一片靛蓝染布坊,颜色就是 indigo 靛蓝。
语域:mixed 常见场景:日常描述颜色、纺织与染料工业、历史或植物学文献 作颜色词时语气通常自然,比较常见于一般描述;指靛蓝染料或靛蓝植物时多用于专业或书面语境。
复数形式 indigos 与 indigoes 均正确。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.