greenish

/ˈɡriːnɪʃ/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈɡriːnɪʃ/ (ame, ipa) · /-nish -nēsh/ (ame, mw)

greenish — 形容詞

  • greenishpositive
  • more greenishcomparative
  • most greenishsuperlative

1. having a colour that is close to green but not fully green — for example, the co

1.形容詞B1
釋義

帶綠色的

略帶綠色的顏色

having a colour that is close to green but not fully green — for example, the colour of a lime, unripe fruit, or water with algae in it.

例句

The old copper roof had turned a greenish colour after decades of rain.

那老舊的銅屋頂經過數十年的雨水沖刷後，變成了帶綠色的顏色。

predicative use: turn + greenish colour

Park rangers spotted a strange greenish glow coming from deep inside the cave.

公園管理員發現洞穴深處發出一道奇異的帶綠色光芒。

collocation: greenish glow

同義詞
  • green-tinged

    More specific — suggests a trace of green mixed into another base colour

  • greeny

    Informal alternative, used especially in British English

文法句型

greenish + noun

be + greenish

用法筆記

Frequently used before a noun (attributive) — e.g. 'a greenish glow', 'greenish water'. The -ish suffix means 'to some degree' and is commonly added to colour words (bluish, reddish, yellowish).

常見錯誤

❌The water looked greenish colour.
✅The water looked greenish.
💡Don't use 'colour' after 'greenish' in a predicative (be/look/seem) structure; 'greenish' already describes the colour itself.