
colouring
词源
源自中古英语 'colouren',来自古法语 'colorer',最终源自拉丁语 'colorare'(着色),与 'color'(颜色)相关。
noun
❶ 指给某物上色的行为或过程,常用于绘画、印刷或装饰等领域,也可以指物体呈现的颜色效果。
“The children enjoyed the colouring of the pictures in their books.”
(孩子们很喜欢给书上的图画上色。)
“The artist used bright colouring to make the painting more vivid.”
(艺术家使用了鲜艳的色彩让画作更加生动。)
❶ 指人或动物的肤色、毛发颜色等外观特征,常用于描述外貌或种族特征。
“Her dark colouring comes from her Mediterranean ancestry.”
(她深色的肤色源自她的地中海血统。)
“The bird's bright colouring helps it attract mates.”
(这只鸟鲜艳的羽毛颜色有助于它吸引配偶。)
verb
❶ 给某物添加颜色的动作,可以是绘画、染色或其他方式改变物体颜色的行为。
“She was colouring her hair blonde for the summer.”
(她正在把头发染成金色迎接夏天。)
“The children spent the afternoon colouring in their activity books.”
(孩子们整个下午都在给活动书上的图画上色。)
❶ 影响或改变某事物的性质或看法,通常用于比喻意义。
“Her personal experiences colour her view of the situation.”
(她的个人经历影响了她对这种情况的看法。)
“The media coverage has coloured public opinion on the issue.”
(媒体报道影响了公众对这个问题的看法。)
常见短语
food colouring — 食用色素,添加到食物中改变其颜色的物质,常用于烘焙和食品加工。
“The baker used red food colouring to make the icing look like roses.”
(面包师使用了红色食用色素让糖霜看起来像玫瑰花。)
hair colouring — 染发产品或染发过程,指改变头发颜色的行为或使用的染发剂。
“She visits the salon every month for professional hair colouring.”
(她每个月都去沙龙做专业染发。)