ochre
/ˈəʊkə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈəʊkər/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈəʊ.kər/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈoʊ.kɚ/ (ame, ipa)
ochre — noun
1. a warm brownish yellow-to-orange tone, or a natural earth dug from the ground th
a warm brownish yellow-to-orange tone, or a natural earth dug from the ground that artists grind into a pigment to make paint of that colour.
Linh painted the kitchen walls a soft ochre to warm up the room in winter.
noun used as a colour name modifying a surface
Cave painters in France mixed ochre with animal fat to draw bison on rock walls.
physical pigment, historical context
The autumn fields around Mauricio's farm turned a deep ochre after the corn was cut.
Tendai bought a tube of yellow ochre at the art supply shop downtown.
Streaks of ochre and rust ran down the cliff where iron-rich water had dried.
用法筆記
Often used as a mass noun without an article when naming the pigment or the colour broadly; takes 'a' only when referring to a specific shade ('a soft ochre', 'a deep ochre').
常見錯誤
ochre — adjective
- ochrepositive
- more ochrecomparative
- most ochresuperlative
1. having the warm brownish yellow-to-orange tone of the earth pigment, often used
having the warm brownish yellow-to-orange tone of the earth pigment, often used of walls, fabric, sand, or autumn leaves.
Mira chose an ochre scarf to go with her dark green winter coat.
attributive modifier of a clothing noun
The old farmhouse had ochre shutters that glowed in the late afternoon sun.
ochre shutters / walls / facade — building feature
Rows of ochre marigolds lined the path leading up to Aarav's front door.
By October the maple leaves above the playground had turned a deep ochre.
文法句型
ochre + noun (colour)
用法筆記
Almost always used attributively before a noun ('an ochre wall'); rarely placed after 'be' on its own — speakers prefer 'is ochre-coloured' or pair it with another adjective.