Word · CEFR A2 · Frequency #2244
silver
银白色的;银灰色的
having the grey-white color of silver
- 1.
of lustrous grey; covered with or tinged with the color of silver
光泽灰色;覆盖或带有银色
- 2.
expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively
表达清晰、有效
- 3.
made from or largely consisting of silver
由银制成或主要由银组成
银制的;银质的;能言善辩的;口才流利的;光泽灰色;覆盖或带有银色;表达清晰、有效;由银制成或主要由银组成
In use
She wore a beautiful silver necklace to the party.
The old man had silver hair that shone in the sunlight.
They decided to paint the walls a light silver color.
silver + noun
表示材质或颜色。
She wore a silver necklace.
她戴了一条银项链。
be + silver
表示颜色或材质属性。
The car is silver.
这辆车是银色的。
become/turn + silver
表示颜色变化。
His hair turned silver.
他的头发变成了银白色。
Common mistakes
Connections
Collocations
- silver lining
- 一线希望
- Every cloud has a silver lining.每一朵乌云都有一线希望。
- silver medal
- 银牌
- She won a silver medal in the 100-meter race.她在100米赛跑中赢得了银牌。
- silver hair
- 银发
- Her silver hair made her look distinguished.她的银发让她看起来很有风度。
- silver screen
- 银幕;电影界
- He became a star of the silver screen.他成为了银幕明星。
- silver tongue
- 口才;如簧之舌
- The salesman's silver tongue convinced us to buy.销售员的口才说服了我们购买。
- silver bullet
- 灵丹妙药;万灵药
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象一把银汤匙(silver spoon)在光下透出银灰色光泽:silver 就是那种亮而柔和的银白色。
Context & Register
语域:mixed 常见场景:描述物体颜色或光泽、谈论首饰、餐具、奖牌等银质物品、正式或文学性表达中的口才(常作silver-tongued) silver 作形容词时,颜色和材质含义在口语和书面语中都较常用,属于中性语域;表示“口才流利的”时多用于正式或文学性表达,日常对话较少单独使用。建议根据具体含义判断语域。
Grammar Note
通常用于名词前作定语,如 silver spoon(银勺),也可作表语,如 The ring is silver.(这枚戒指是银制的。)
Pronunciation & Spelling
无常见词与 silver 完全押韵。river、liver、shiver、quiver 互相押韵(/ɪvər/),但 silver 是 /ˈsɪlvər/,重读元音后还有 /l/,所以并不押韵。sliver 拼写只差一个字母,读作 /ˈslɪvər/,同样不押韵。clever 虽是 -ver 结尾,但元音为 /ɛ/,发音差别更大。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇,值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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