Word · Frequency #22109
pinkish
略带粉红色的；浅粉色的；淡红色的
of a light shade of red; slightly pink
- 1.
Somewhat pink.
略带粉色的
略带粉色的；略带桃色的
In use
The sky turned pinkish as the sun began to set.
She chose a pinkish dress for the party.
The water in the stream had a pinkish color after the rain.
pinkish + noun
pinkish 放在名词前作定语，强调颜色带一点粉色调。
She wore a pinkish scarf to match her coat.
她围了一条略带粉色的围巾来配她的外套。
be/turn/look + pinkish
作表语时与连系动词搭配，表示状态或变化。
The sky turned pinkish at sunset.
日落时天空变成了略带粉红色。
pinkish in + colour/hue/tone
用 in + 颜色名词说明具体色相。
The petals are pinkish in hue.
花瓣略带粉红色调。
Common mistakes
The pinkish of the sunset is beautiful.The pinkish color of the sunset is beautiful.
pinkish 是形容词，不能像汉语的‘粉红色’那样直接用作名词；要表达‘略带粉红的颜色’需在 pinkish 后加 color 等名词。
The leaves are pinkish color in autumn.The leaves are pinkish in autumn.
英语中表颜色的形容词可直接作表语，如 be pinkish；不要照汉语‘颜色是…’的结构加 color。若保留 color，则需加不定冠词：be a pinkish color。
Connections
Collocations
- pinkish hue
- 略带粉红色的色调
- The sky took on a pinkish hue at sunset.日落时天空呈现出略带粉红色的色调。
- pinkish glow
- 淡粉色的光晕
- Her cheeks had a pinkish glow after the walk.散步后她的脸颊泛着淡粉色的光晕。
- pinkish tinge
- 微带粉红的色泽
- The white flowers have a slight pinkish tinge.这些白花带有一丝微粉红的色泽。
- pinkish color
- 浅粉红色
- The walls were painted a pinkish color.墙壁被刷成了浅粉红色。
- pinkish tone
- 淡粉色基调
- The photograph has a warm, pinkish tone.这张照片带有温暖的淡粉色基调。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
pink（粉红）+ -ish（略带…的），看到浅浅的粉色就想到 pinkish，表示略带桃红色。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常描述颜色、商品描述、艺术/设计讨论 通常用于日常口语或一般书面语，指浅粉或略带粉红的颜色，比较常见于描述肤色、花朵、衣物等。正式场合较少使用，但在中性描述中也可以接受。
Pronunciation & Spelling
The words reddish, brownish, greenish, and whitish share the '-ish' spelling and the suffix sound /ɪʃ/, but they are not rhymes with pinkish because their stressed vowels differ. Pinkie is a useful lookalike: its stressed syllable /ˈpɪŋk/ matches the target exactly, but it ends in /i/ instead of /ɪʃ/.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.