Word · Frequency #20544
yellowish
微黄的；带黄色的
somewhat yellow in colour
- 1.
Somewhat yellow in colour.
微黄的,带黄色的。
- 2.
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
介于绿色和橙色之间的颜色,类似蛋黄的颜色
黄色的；蛋黄色的；微黄的,带黄色的。；介于绿色和橙色之间的颜色,类似蛋黄的颜色；淡黄的；微黄的
In use
The leaves are turning yellowish as autumn begins.
She bought a yellowish tablecloth for the kitchen.
The warm lamp made the whole room yellowish.
yellowish + noun
yellowish 作定语，修饰名词，表示淡黄色。
She painted the wall with a yellowish paint.
她用淡黄色的油漆粉刷了墙壁。
be + yellowish
系表结构，描述主语的状态。
The old paper is yellowish.
这张旧纸是微黄色的。
noun + yellowish in color
后置定语，常用于正式或科学描述。
The mineral, yellowish in color, was rare.
那种矿物呈淡黄色，很稀有。
Connections
Collocations
- yellowish tinge
- 微黄色调
- The white paint had a yellowish tinge after ten years.这种白色油漆十年后带上了微黄色调。
- yellowish green
- 黄绿色
- The leaves turned a yellowish green in early autumn.初秋时叶子变成了黄绿色。
- yellowish skin
- 发黄的皮肤
- His yellowish skin worried the doctor.他发黄的皮肤让医生很担心。
- yellowish light
- 昏黄的光线
- A yellowish light came from the old lamp.一盏旧台灯发出昏黄的光线。
- yellowish teeth
- 微黄的牙齿
- Smoking had given him yellowish teeth.吸烟让他的牙齿变得微黄。
- yellowish stain
Learner notes
Memory Tip
yellow（黄）加后缀 -ish 表示“有点……”，所以 yellowish 就是“微黄的”，像照片加了淡黄滤镜。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常描述颜色、一般写作与口语 yellowish 是日常中性词，通常表示“微黄的、带黄色的”，在口语和一般书面语中都比较常见；在更正式或科技语境中较少单独使用，往往需要更精确的颜色描述。
Pronunciation & Spelling
yellow 与 yellowish 的前两个音节读音相同，都是 /ˈjɛloʊ/。其余几个 -ish 颜色形容词只拼写相似：它们都以 -ish 结尾、读作 /ɪʃ/，但重读音节不同，所以并不与 yellowish /ˈjɛloʊɪʃ/ 押韵。没有常见词与 yellowish 完全押韵。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.