Word · Frequency #25250
swarthy
皮肤黝黑的;黑黝黝的
naturally having dark skin
- 1.
Tawny, dusky, dark.
黄褐色,微黑,深色。
- 2.
Darker-skinned than white, but lighter-skinned than tawny; tan.
肤色比白人深,比黄褐色浅;棕褐色。
- 3.
A dark grey color.
深灰色。
黄褐色,微黑,深色。;肤色比白人深,比黄褐色浅;棕褐色。;深灰色。;黑黝黝的
In use
The swarthy fisherman spent his whole life under the tropical sun.
After years of working outdoors, her skin became swarthy.
He was a tall, swarthy man with a kind smile.
swarthy + noun
swarthy 作定语时直接放在名词前,常形容人的肤色。
The swarthy sailor stood on the deck.
那个皮肤黝黑的水手站在甲板上。
be/look + swarthy
作表语时用系动词 be 或感官动词 look、seem 等。
His skin looked swarthy under the bright sun.
在烈日下,他的皮肤看上去黑黝黝的。
swarthier than + noun phrase
比较级为 swarthier,最高级为 swarthiest。
Connections
Collocations
- swarthy complexion
- 黝黑的肤色
- His swarthy complexion came from years of outdoor work.他黝黑的肤色来自多年的户外工作。
- swarthy skin
- 黝黑的皮肤
- The hero had swarthy skin and dark hair.那位英雄有着黝黑的皮肤和黑发。
- swarthy face
- 黝黑的脸庞
- She looked into his swarthy face and smiled.她看着他黝黑的脸庞,笑了。
- swarthy stranger
- 皮肤黝黑的陌生人
- A swarthy stranger approached the campfire.一个皮肤黝黑的陌生人走近篝火。
- swarthy features
- 黝黑的五官
- The detective recalled the man's swarthy features.侦探回忆起了那人黝黑的五官。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 swarthy 联想成 s + earthy(泥土色):皮肤像泥土一样被晒得黝黑。
Context & Register
语域:formal 常见场景:文学作品、人物描写、历史文本 swarthy 多用于文学作品或正式的人物描写,日常口语中不太常见,通常用来形容肤色较深的人。
Pronunciation & Spelling
没有与 swarthy /ˈswɒːði/ 完全押韵的常用词。拼写或发音相近的词:worthy /ˈwɜːði/ 与 swarthy 都以 -rthy 结尾并含 /ði/,但元音不同;pithy /ˈpɪθi/ 以 -thy 结尾但 th 发 /θ/;swarm /swɔːm/ 只有开头音 /swɔː/ 相近;sweaty /ˈswɛti/ 和 swarthy 都以 sw- 开头且都是形容词,但发音不同。英式读音中 swarthy 的 r 不发音,美式读音为 /ˈswɔːrði/。
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