multicoloured
/ˌmʌltiˈkʌləd/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌmʌltiˈkʌlərd/ (ame, ipa)
multicoloured — adjective
- multicolouredpositive
- more multicolouredcomparative
- most multicolouredsuperlative
1. showing or made up of several different colours, often in patches, stripes, or b
showing or made up of several different colours, often in patches, stripes, or bright patterns.
Amihan wore a multicoloured silk scarf to the school festival.
attributive: multicoloured + noun
The market stalls were filled with multicoloured fruit from local farms.
collocation: multicoloured fruit / flowers / fabric
Children painted a huge multicoloured mural on the playground wall.
Darius decorated the cake with multicoloured sugar stars for his daughter's birthday.
The parrots in the rainforest were small but brilliantly multicoloured.
- colourful
more general; emphasises liveliness, may apply to atmosphere not just objects
- variegated
more formal/technical, often used for plants and patterns
- motley
often pejorative; suggests a random or mismatched mix
- monochrome
having only one colour or shades of one colour
- plain
without pattern or extra colours
文法句型
multicoloured + noun
be + multicoloured
用法筆記
Almost always attributive before a noun (a multicoloured dress); predicative use (the bird is multicoloured) is possible but less common. American English usually spells it 'multicolored'.