Word · Frequency #25109
whitish
发白的；带白色的
核心释义
having a color tending toward white; somewhat white
- 1.
微白的；苍白的；近乎白色的。
Somewhat white, pale or almost white.
微白的；苍白的；近乎白色的。；发白的；带白色的
用法In use
A whitish mist covered the valley in the early morning.
用法提示：whitish 作形容词，在名词 mist 前表示“带白色的”。
After a few washes, the blue shirt became whitish.
用法提示：whitish 作表语，跟在 became 后描述颜色状态。
The plant has small whitish flowers that bloom in spring.
用法提示：whitish 作定语修饰 flowers，说明颜色偏向白色。
whitish + noun
whitish 作定语修饰名词，意为“略带白色的”。
The bird has a whitish breast.
这只鸟的胸部发白。
be/look/seem + whitish
whitish 常接在系动词后作表语，描述主语带有白色的特征。
The walls look whitish in the moonlight.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- whitish powder
- 发白的粉末
- The old walls were covered with a whitish powder.旧墙上覆盖着一层发白的粉末。
- whitish mist
- 发白的薄雾
- A whitish mist hung over the lake in the early morning.清晨，一层发白的薄雾笼罩在湖面上。
- whitish light
- 发白的光线
- A whitish light came through the frosted window.一束发白的光线透过毛玻璃窗照进来。
- whitish complexion
- 发白的脸色
- She had a whitish complexion after the long illness.久病之后，她的脸色发白。
- whitish smoke
- 发白的烟
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
记法：white（白）+ -ish（略带…），whitish = 发白的、带白色的。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：color descriptions、everyday speech、scientific or technical writing whitish 是中性常用词，多用于口语和一般书面语，表示略带白色；在科技或技术写作中也比较常见。通常可直接使用，不需特意替换为更正式的词。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All six words end in -ish, and the suffix is pronounced /ɪʃ/ in each, so they share that unstressed suffix with whitish /ˈhwaɪtɪʃ/. However, none has the same stressed vowel plus following /tɪʃ/, so none rhymes exactly. British looks similar but has a different stressed vowel /ɪ/, making it a spelling lookalike rather than a sound match.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.