in vermilion
表示“用朱红色（涂、画或装饰）”，常与 paint、decorate 等动词搭配。
The temple walls were painted in vermilion.
寺庙的墙壁被涂成了朱红色。
朱红色；鲜红色
vermilions — plural of vermilion
朱砂；银朱；朱红粉；印度已婚妇女发缝间所用的红色粉；唇红；唇红缘；一种由硫化汞制成的鲜红色合成颜料,朱砂；一种鲜红色,有时带橙色调
一种由硫化汞制成的鲜红色合成颜料,朱砂
A vivid red synthetic pigment made of mercury sulfide, cinnabar.
一种鲜红色,有时带橙色调
a variable color that is vivid red but sometimes with an orange tinge
鲜艳的橙红色
A bright orange-red colour.
已婚印度妇女在头发分缝处涂抹的一种红色染料
A type of red dye worn in the parting of the hair by married Hindu women.
嘴唇的红色皮肤或其与面部皮肤的边界
The red skin of the lips or its border with the skin of the face.
The painter added a touch of vermilion to the sky to make the sunset more vivid.
画家在天空中添加了一点朱红色，使落日更加生动。
用法提示：句中 vermilion 为名词，指一种朱红色颜料。
The bride wore a silk ribbon of vermilion in her hair.
新娘发间系着一条朱红色的丝带。
用法提示：此处 vermilion 为名词，指朱红色。
The autumn leaves turned from green to a deep vermilion before falling.
秋叶在飘落前从绿色变成了深朱红色。
用法提示：句中的 vermilion 作名词，指深朱红色这种颜色。
表示“用朱红色（涂、画或装饰）”，常与 paint、decorate 等动词搭配。
The temple walls were painted in vermilion.
寺庙的墙壁被涂成了朱红色。
用于谈论朱红色的具体色调；复数可说 shades of vermilion。
She chose a shade of vermilion for the front door.
她为前门选了一种朱红色调。
指某物呈现出的朱红色，常见于文学性描写。
The vermilion of her lips stood out against her pale face.
她嘴唇的朱红色在苍白的脸上格外醒目。
grammar · medium
易错句子She wore a vermilion color dress to the party.
正确表达She wore a vermilion dress to the party.
英语中 vermilion 本身已是颜色词，作定语时直接修饰名词；汉语“朱红色”带有“色”字，但英语不能再加 color，否则冗余且不自然。
grammar · medium
易错句子They used many vermilion to paint the temple.
正确表达They used a lot of vermilion to paint the temple.
vermilion 指颜料或染料时是不可数名词，不能用 many 修饰；应改用 a lot of、much 等不可数修饰语。
cinnabar 常指天然朱砂矿石本身，强调矿物；vermilion 通常指用朱砂制成的朱红颜料，也可直接指那种鲜橙红色。说矿石或矿物时用 cinnabar，说人工颜料或颜色时多用 vermilion；两者在“朱红色”义上有时可通用，但侧重点不同。
carmine 是从胭脂虫提取的红色染料，色调偏紫红；vermilion 是硫化汞颜料，色调偏鲜橙红。两者都是颜料名，但来源和色相不同，通常不能互换。
scarlet 是日常常用颜色词，指鲜红（略偏橙）；vermilion 更专门，常指朱红颜料或带橙调的鲜红，还特指印度已婚妇女发缝的红粉。泛指鲜红时 scarlet 更常见，强调朱砂颜料或朱红色时用 vermilion。
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