
grey
词源
源自古英语 grǣg,与古高地德语 grāo、古诺尔斯语 grár 同源,可能最终源自原始日耳曼语 *grēwaz。
adjective
❶ 介于黑色和白色之间的颜色,常用来形容阴天、头发变白或缺乏鲜明特征的事物。
“The sky turned grey before the rain.”
(下雨前天空变成了灰色。)
“She has beautiful grey eyes.”
(她有一双漂亮的灰色眼睛。)
❶ 形容事物模糊不清、难以界定或缺乏活力的状态,常用于抽象概念。
“There are many grey areas in this law.”
(这项法律存在许多模糊地带。)
“Moral issues are often not black and white, but grey.”
(道德问题常常不是非黑即白,而是灰色的。)
noun
❶ 灰色这种颜色本身,或灰色的事物,如灰马、灰色衣服等。
“She was dressed entirely in grey.”
(她全身都穿着灰色衣服。)
“The artist mixed black and white to create grey.”
(艺术家混合黑色和白色调出灰色。)
verb
❶ 指头发逐渐变成灰白色,通常因年龄增长导致。
“He's starting to grey at the temples.”
(他的两鬓开始变白了。)
“My father greyed early in his forties.”
(我父亲四十出头就开始长白发了。)
常见短语
grey matter — 字面指大脑的灰质,常用来比喻智力或思维能力。
“This puzzle will really test your grey matter.”
(这个谜题会真正考验你的脑力。)
grey power — 指老年人群体在社会或政治中的影响力,特别指退休人士的集体力量。
“Politicians are paying more attention to grey power these days.”
(如今政客们更加关注老年群体的影响力。)