cyan
/ˈsaɪæn/ (bre, ipa) · [saɪˈæn] /ˈsaɪæn/ (ame, ipa) · [saɪˈæn] /ˈsī-ˌan -ən/ (ame, mw) · /ˈsaɪ.ən/ (bre, ipa) · [saɪˈæn] /ˈsaɪ.ən/ (ame, ipa)
cyan — 名詞
1. A vivid blue-green colour that serves as one of the basic pigment inks in the fo
青色
一種藍綠色,用於彩色印刷
A vivid blue-green colour that serves as one of the basic pigment inks in the four-colour printing process, where it works together with magenta and yellow to create a broad range of other colours.
The artist mixed cyan with yellow to create different shades of green for the landscape.
藝術家將青色與黃色混合,為風景畫創作出不同的綠色調。
collocation: cyan + yellow + magenta trio in printing
Mateo saw the cyan ink cartridge was almost empty when he printed the poster.
Mateo 印海報時發現青色墨水匣幾乎已經空了。
The swimming pool shimmered in a beautiful cyan that reminded the children of tropical seas.
游泳池閃耀著美麗的青色,讓孩子們想起熱帶海洋。
Cyan, magenta, and yellow are the three main colours that colour printers use.
青色、洋紅和黃色是彩色印表機所使用的三種主要顏色。
Daichi chose a cyan background for his slides to match the company logo.
Daichi 為他的投影片選擇了青色背景,以搭配公司的商標。
用法筆記
Uncountable when referring to the colour as a substance or concept. Countable only in specialised printing contexts (e.g. 'the printer uses four cyans').
常見錯誤
cyan — 形容詞
- cyanpositive
- more cyancomparative
- most cyansuperlative
1. Having a bright blue-green colour that is similar to the colour of clear tropica
青色的
呈藍綠色的
Having a bright blue-green colour that is similar to the colour of clear tropical water or the ink used in colour printers.
Omar wore a cyan shirt that stood out against the grey office walls.
Omar 穿著一件青色襯衫,在灰色的辦公室牆壁襯托下格外顯眼。
attributive adjective before a noun
The shallow water near the beach looked almost cyan in the sunlight.
海灘附近的淺水在陽光下幾乎呈現青色。
Hassan painted the nursery walls a soft cyan to calm the baby.
Hassan 把嬰兒房的牆壁漆成淡青色,讓寶寶平靜下來。
Cole's new running shoes had bright cyan stripes that glowed under the streetlights.
Cole 的新跑鞋上有亮青色的條紋,在路燈下發出螢光。
The company gave its website a cyan header and white text for a modern look.
該公司為網站加上青色頁首和白色文字,呈現現代感。
- blue-green
more general and descriptive; less specific than cyan
- turquoise
lighter and more greenish than cyan
用法筆記
Common in attributive position (before a noun). Can also follow linking verbs such as 'look', 'appear', or 'turn'.