sky-blue
/ˌskaɪ ˈbluː/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌskaɪ ˈbluː/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌskaɪˈbluː/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌskaɪˈbluː/ (ame, ipa)
sky-blue — noun
1. a colour, the same light blue that fills the sky when there are no clouds — it c
a colour, the same light blue that fills the sky when there are no clouds — it can be very pale and soft or brighter and more intense
The painter mixed white and blue on her palette until she made the perfect sky-blue.
Sky-blue is a popular choice for summer dresses in many warm countries.
collocation: popular choice for [something]
Antonia chose a sky-blue rug for her living room because it matched the curtains.
The butterfly's wings were a vivid sky-blue that shone in the afternoon sunlight.
Yasmin decorated her balcony with sky-blue flower pots and white furniture.
The morning mist gave the distant hills a pale sky-blue colour.
Min painted the nursery ceiling a soft sky-blue to help the baby feel calm.
The antique vase had faded to a pale sky-blue over many years of sunlight.
Some turquoise gemstones appear as a pale sky-blue rather than green.
Defne's silk scarf was a delicate sky-blue, paler than the winter sky outside.
- azure
a deeper, richer blue often used in literary or poetic contexts
- cerulean
a slightly darker blue with a hint of green, common in art and design
- baby blue
a much paler, softer blue, lighter than even pale sky-blue
- light blue
a broader general term for any low-saturation blue; less specific than sky-blue
- powder blue
a greyish pale blue, slightly duller than sky-blue
用法筆記
Sky-blue covers a continuous range from pale soft tones to vivid clear tones. Modifiers such as pale sky-blue, deep sky-blue, vivid sky-blue, or soft sky-blue describe positions along this range — they are not separate senses of the word itself. The compound noun is often hyphenated in formal writing, but the unhyphenated form (sky blue) is common in informal contexts.
常見錯誤
sky-blue — adjective
1. describing something that is the bright, pale blue shade typically seen in a clo
describing something that is the bright, pale blue shade typically seen in a cloudless sky
The sky-blue tiles in the bathroom made the small room feel bright and airy.
João bought a sky-blue sweater for his trip to the mountains in autumn.
The wedding invitations were printed on sky-blue paper with silver lettering.
Padma's sky-blue bicycle stood out among the grey bikes in the school rack.
The old wooden shutters on the cottage were painted a cheerful sky-blue colour.
- azure
used mostly in literary or poetic descriptions; slightly deeper in tone
- cerulean
common in art and fashion; a more intense tone than sky-blue
- light blue
a broader term; less evocative than sky-blue
用法筆記
As an adjective, sky-blue always appears before the noun it modifies (a sky-blue dress, never a dress sky-blue). Do not hyphenate the adjective form when it follows a linking verb (The dress is sky blue).