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white

UK //waɪt//US //waɪt//

词源

源自古英语 'hwīt',与古高地德语 'hwiz'、古诺尔斯语 'hvitr' 同源,最终源自原始日耳曼语 *hwītaz。

noun

❶ 白色,指物体表面反射所有可见光而形成的颜色,常象征纯洁或空白。

“She was dressed all in white for the wedding.”

(她婚礼上穿了一身白色礼服。)

“The walls were painted a bright white.”

(墙壁被刷成了亮白色。)

❶ 白种人,指具有浅色皮肤的人种,常用于描述种族或民族背景。

“The neighborhood is predominantly white.”

(这个社区主要是白种人居住。)

“He is a white male in his forties.”

(他是一位四十多岁的白人男性。)

同义词:ivory, snowy, pale, light, fair

adjective

❶ 白色的,形容物体具有白色或接近白色的颜色。

“She wore a white dress to the party.”

(她穿了一件白色连衣裙去参加派对。)

“The white clouds floated across the blue sky.”

(白云飘过蓝天。)

❶ 白种的,形容人或群体具有浅色皮肤的特征。

“The white population in the city has been declining.”

(该城市的白人人口一直在下降。)

“She comes from a white family with European roots.”

(她来自一个有欧洲血统的白人家庭。)

同义词:colorless, bleached, milky, clear, pale

常见短语

white lie — 善意的谎言,指为了避免伤害他人感情而说的小谎。

“I told a white lie when I said her haircut looked nice.”

(我说她的新发型好看,其实是个善意的谎言。)

white elephant — 白象,指昂贵但无用或难以处理的物品,常用来形容累赘的礼物或投资。

“The old mansion became a white elephant that no one wanted to maintain.”

(那座老宅成了没人愿意维护的累赘。)

white-collar — 白领的,形容从事办公室或专业工作的人,与体力劳动相对。

“He works in a white-collar job at a law firm.”

(他在一家律师事务所从事白领工作。)