yellowy + noun
用作定语,放在名词前,表示“微黄的”。
A yellowy light came through the curtains.
一道微黄的光透过窗帘照进来。
微黄的;淡黄色的
略带黄色的;微黄的。;带黄色的
略带黄色的;微黄的。
Somewhat yellow; yellowish.
The soup had a yellowy color from the turmeric.
汤因为姜黄而呈淡黄色。
用法提示:yellowy 是形容词,表示“微黄的、淡黄色的”,此处修饰汤的颜色。
Her dress was a yellowy green that reminded me of spring.
她的裙子是淡黄绿色,让我想起春天。
用法提示:yellowy 作为形容词修饰“green”,表示带黄的绿色。
The morning light made the walls look yellowy and warm.
晨光让墙壁显得淡黄而温暖。
用法提示:yellowy 是形容词,在句中作表语补足语,表示“微黄的”。
用作定语,放在名词前,表示“微黄的”。
A yellowy light came through the curtains.
一道微黄的光透过窗帘照进来。
turn 后接形容词,表示状态发生变化。
The leaves turn yellowy in early autumn.
初秋时树叶会变成微黄色。
比较级形式为 yellowier,用于两者之间的比较。
This sauce is yellowier than the one we made last week.
这个酱比我们上周做的那个更黄一些。
最高级形式为 yellowiest,通常与 the 连用。
He picked the yellowiest apple from the bowl.
他从碗里挑了一个最黄的苹果。
grammar · medium
易错句子It looks like yellowy.
正确表达It looks yellowy.
look 作系动词表示“看起来”时直接接形容词;look like 后面必须接名词或名词短语,不能接形容词。去掉 like 即可。
grammar · medium
易错句子This lemon is more yellowier than that one.
正确表达This lemon is yellowier than that one.
形容词比较级不能在加 -ier 的同时再用 more,两种标记只能选一种;yellowy 的比较级是 yellowier。
grammar · medium
易错句子The wall very yellowy.
正确表达The wall is very yellowy.
英语形容词作表语时前面必须有系动词 be;汉语形容词可以单独作谓语,不能直接逐字翻译成英语。补上 is 才构成完整句子。
与 yellowy 意思几乎相同,但 yellowish 更常见、适用范围更广,书面和口语都常用;yellowy 更口语化、出现频率低,多用来描写物体表面略带黄色的观感。多数场合两者可以互换。
yellow 指明确的、饱和度较高的黄色;yellowy 程度更弱,只表示“带一点黄”,常含颜色不纯的意味。说某物就是黄色时用 yellow,说只是略微泛黄时用 yellowy。
yellowing 来自动词 yellow,强调逐渐变黄的过程,常作定语修饰纸张、牙齿、叶子等;yellowy 是纯形容词,只描写偏黄的静态色调,不含变化的意思。
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