buffy

buffy — 形容詞

  • buffypositive
  • buffiercomparative
  • buffiestsuperlative

1. having a pale yellow-brown color, like light sand or dry grass.

1.形容詞
釋義

黃褐色的

呈現偏淡的黃褐色

having a pale yellow-brown color, like light sand or dry grass.

例句

The owl's buffy feathers matched the dry grass behind the barn.

那隻貓頭鷹黃褐色的羽毛，和穀倉後面的乾草很相近。

buffy + feathers in animal descriptions

A buffy cat slept on the warm steps outside Noa's shop.

一隻黃褐色的貓，睡在 Noa 店外溫熱的階梯上。

before noun: buffy + animal

常見搭配
  • buffy feathers
  • buffy fur
  • buffy coat
  • buffy jacket
  • looked buffy
同義詞
  • buff

    the base colour word; buffy often means slightly or partly buff

  • beige

    more common for rooms and clothes, and often less yellow-brown

  • tan

    usually darker or warmer, especially for skin or leather

  • fawn

    a softer light brown, often used for fur or fashion shades

文法句型

buffy + feathers/fur/coat

be/look buffy

用法筆記

Commonest in descriptive writing about animals, especially feathers, fur, and coats. It often appears before the noun, but it can also follow a linking verb in colour descriptions such as 'looked buffy'.

常見錯誤

The bird has buffy.
The bird has buffy feathers.
'buffy' usually describes the colour of a visible thing, not the whole animal on its own.

同根字

  • buff
    形容詞
  • buff
    名詞
  • buff-colored
    形容詞

常見搭配

名詞搭配

常用片語

  • look buffy
  • buffy brown