cerulean

IPA/sɪˈruːliən/
IPA/sɪˈruːliən/

cerulean — 形容詞

  • ceruleanpositive
  • more ceruleancomparative
  • most ceruleansuperlative

1. Having a vivid, pure blue colour that is typical of the sky when there are no cl

1.形容詞C1
釋義

天藍色的

像晴朗天空一樣明亮的藍色

Having a vivid, pure blue colour that is typical of the sky when there are no clouds.

例句

The cerulean blue of the Mediterranean Sea made Yasmin stop and take a photograph.

地中海的蔚藍讓 Yasmin 停下腳步拍了張照片。

collocation: cerulean blue (colour name)

Cyrus chose a cerulean scarf to match the bright winter sky over Hokkaido.

Cyrus 選了一條天藍色圍巾，搭配北海道上方明亮的冬日天空。

cerulean + noun (describing clothing)

同義詞
  • azure

    A very similar sky-blue colour; 'azure' is even more poetic and less common in modern descriptive prose.

  • sky blue

    The everyday alternative; less formal and more commonly used in casual conversation.

  • sapphire

    A deep, vivid blue like the gemstone; tends toward a slightly richer, more purple tone than cerulean.

文法句型

cerulean + noun

be + cerulean

用法筆記

More common in descriptive or literary writing than in everyday speech. The everyday equivalent is 'sky blue'. This word is typically used for the colour of the sky, the sea, or painted surfaces.

常見錯誤

❌The sky was a cerulean blue colour today.
✅The sky was cerulean today.
💡'cerulean' already names a colour, so 'blue colour' is redundant.
❌She painted her room cerulean green.
✅She painted her room cerulean.' or 'She painted her room cerulean blue.
💡'cerulean' is a specific type of blue; pairing it with another colour name like 'green' is contradictory.