greenish
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
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.
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
The swimming pool took on a slightly greenish tint after the storm.
暴風雨過後，游泳池的水出現了微微帶綠的色調。
Leila painted the kitchen walls a pale greenish colour that softened the morning light.
Leila 把廚房牆壁漆成淺淺的帶綠色，讓早晨的光線變得柔和。
attributive use: greenish colour before a noun
- greenish glow
- greenish tint
- greenish hue
- greenish colour
- greenish water
- greenish yellow
- 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).