xanthous [noun]
The xanthous petals caught the sunlight.
黄色的花瓣捕捉到了阳光。
黄棕色;蛋黄色的
黄褐色的;蛋黄色的。;黄色的;黄色人种的;蒙古人种的;[医] 黄的
黄褐色的;蛋黄色的。
Yellow-brown; yolk-colored.
The xanthous feathers of the bird were hard to miss.
这只鸟黄棕色的羽毛很难不被注意到。
用法提示:此处“xanthous”为形容词,修饰“feathers”,表示黄棕色。
The sauce turned xanthous after adding saffron.
加入藏红花后,酱汁变成了蛋黄色。
用法提示:此处“xanthous”作表语,与“turned”连用,表示变成蛋黄色。
She chose a xanthous scarf to match her coat.
她选了一条黄棕色的围巾来搭配她的外套。
用法提示:此处“xanthous”为形容词,修饰“scarf”,表示黄棕色。
The xanthous petals caught the sunlight.
黄色的花瓣捕捉到了阳光。
The mineral sample is xanthous.
这种矿物样本是黄色的。
The leaves become xanthous in autumn.
秋天叶子变成黄色。
grammar · medium
易错句子The xanthous of the flower is beautiful.
正确表达The xanthous color of the flower is beautiful.
“xanthous”是形容词,不能直接用作名词表示“黄色”,需加上“color”使其成为名词短语。
grammar · medium
易错句子She wore a dress xanthous.
正确表达She wore a xanthous dress.
英语中形容词通常前置,而中文的“黄色的”常后置,学习者容易按中文语序误将形容词放在名词之后。
yellow是基本颜色词,可指任何黄色;xanthous多用于科学或正式语境,且可指黄色人种。
jaundiced主要与疾病或嫉妒相关,而xanthous仅指颜色或人种。
saffron特指藏红花那种橙黄色,而xanthous泛指黄色。
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