wine-red

IPA/wˈaɪnɹˈɛd/
IPA/wˈaɪnɹˈɛd/

wine-red — adjective

1. having a deep, slightly purple shade of red, like the colour you see in a glass

1.形容詞B2
釋義

having a deep, slightly purple shade of red, like the colour you see in a glass of red wine.

例句

Gabriela wore a wine-red dress to her sister's autumn wedding.

attributive: wine-red + noun

The old velvet curtains in the theatre had faded to a soft wine-red.

predicative: had faded to + wine-red

同義詞
  • maroon

    a similar brownish-red, slightly less purple than wine-red

  • burgundy

    near-identical deep red, also named after a wine

  • claret

    deep purplish red, more formal and chiefly British

文法句型

wine-red + noun

be + wine-red

用法筆記

Almost always describes a physical object's colour — fabric, paint, leaves, or furniture. Often placed directly before the noun it describes.

常見錯誤

❌The wine was a wine-red taste.
✅The wine had a wine-red colour.
💡'wine-red' describes how something looks, never how it tastes.