Word · Frequency #16473
tawny
黄褐色的;茶色的
of a light brown to brownish orange color, like tanned leather
- 1.
Of a light brown to brownish orange colour; orangey brown tinged with gold.
浅棕色至棕橙色;带金色的橙棕色。
- 2.
of a light brown to brownish orange color; the color of tanned leather
浅棕色至棕橙色;晒成皮革的颜色
浅棕色至棕橙色;带金色的橙棕色。;浅棕色至棕橙色;晒成皮革的颜色;黄褐色的;茶色的
In use
The old book had a tawny leather cover.
In the late afternoon, the sunlight gave the walls a tawny glow.
The bird's tawny feathers helped it hide among the dry leaves.
[color adjective] + noun
tawny 是颜色形容词,作定语时直接放在名词前。
The tawny coat of the lion blended with the dry grass.
狮子黄褐色的皮毛与干草融为一体。
turn + [color adjective]
turn 作系动词,后接颜色形容词,表示“变成某种颜色”。
The hills turn tawny as summer ends.
夏天结束时,山丘变成黄褐色。
a shade of [color noun]
tawny 也可作名词,指黄褐色;a shade of 表示“……的一种色调”。
Connections
Collocations
- tawny owl
- 灰林鸮(一种黄褐色猫头鹰)
- We heard a tawny owl calling in the woods.我们听到森林里有灰林鸮在叫。
- tawny mane
- 黄褐色的鬃毛
- The lion tossed its tawny mane.狮子甩了甩它黄褐色的鬃毛。
- tawny port
- 茶色波特酒(一种陈年甜葡萄酒)
- She sipped a glass of tawny port.她小口喝着一杯茶色波特酒。
- tawny skin
- 黄褐色的皮肤(常指晒成的肤色)
- His tawny skin told of years spent in the tropics.他黄褐色的皮肤说明他在热带生活多年。
- tawny brown
- 黄褐色,茶褐色
- The old leather sofa was a rich tawny brown.旧皮沙发是浓重的黄褐色。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
tawny 像“tan(棕褐)+ y”,想象一张晒成黄褐色的皮革,颜色就是 tawny。
Context & Register
语域:formal 常见场景:文学描写、正式文本、描述动物毛色或皮革 tawny 是一个偏正式、文雅的颜色词,多用于书面语或文学描写,形容黄褐色、茶色(如狮子的毛色、皮革)。日常口语中通常较少使用,可说 light brown 或 tan 代替。
Grammar Note
名词复数形式为 tawnies(也作 tawnys);形容词比较级 tawnier,最高级 tawniest。
Pronunciation & Spelling
真正押韵的词(在cot–caught合流的口音中):brawny /ˈbrɑni/、scrawny /ˈskrɑni/。形似但发音不同的词:Tony /ˈtoʊni/、phony /ˈfoʊni/、pony /ˈpoʊni/,它们的元音是 /oʊ/,不是 /ɑ/。
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.