hue

/hjuː/ (bre, ipa) · [hjˈu] /hjuː/ (ame, ipa) · [hjˈu] /ˈhyü/ (ame, mw)

hue — 名詞

  • huesingular
  • huesplural

1. a colour, or a particular shade, lightness, or strength of a colour — for exampl

1.名詞B1
釋義

色調；顏色

顏色的種類或深淺變化

a colour, or a particular shade, lightness, or strength of a colour — for example, a deep red hue or a pale blue hue, rather than a broad category like 'red' or 'blue'

例句

Yumi chose a soft lavender hue for the walls of her bedroom.

Yumi 為她的臥室牆壁選擇了柔和的淡紫色色調。

pattern: colour name + hue — soft lavender hue

The artist mixed colours until she achieved the perfect golden hue for her sunset painting.

那位畫家不斷調和顏料，終於調出她為夕陽畫作所想像的完美金色色調。

同義詞
  • shade

    emphasises how dark or light the colour is

  • tint

    emphasises how much white is mixed in

  • tone

    emphasises the overall quality of the colour

  • colour

    a broader, more general term

文法句型

hue of + [colour name]

adjective + hue

用法筆記

Commonly used instead of 'colour' when you want to name a specific shade or tone rather than a broad colour family. 'Shade' adds the idea of darkness; 'tint' adds whiteness; 'hue' alone refers to the colour type itself.

常見錯誤

❌The sky was a beautiful hue of blue colour.
✅The sky was a beautiful shade of blue.' or 'The sky had a beautiful blue hue.
💡Do not use both 'hue' and 'colour' together when describing the same thing.

2. a particular type of belief, opinion, or character that a person or group has —

2.名詞B2
釋義

類型；色彩

意見、信仰或性格的類別

a particular type of belief, opinion, or character that a person or group has — often used to describe political views or general attitudes

例句

Politicians of every political hue gathered to debate the proposed law in the capital.

各種政治色彩的議員齊聚首都，辯論新提出的法案。

pattern: of every [adj] hue — common in political contexts

The committee included members of different hues from across the region.

該委員會匯集了來自全國各地不同立場的人士。

plural: of different hues

同義詞
  • type

    more general; works in everyday conversation

  • kind

    similar to type; more informal

  • stripe

    figurative and slightly informal; 'of every stripe' is a close synonym for 'of every hue'

文法句型

of every hue

of all hues

of + [adjective] + hue

用法筆記

This sense almost always appears in the fixed patterns 'of every hue' or 'of all hues' or 'of a different hue'. It is especially common in political journalism and formal discussion of ideological groups.

常見錯誤

❌The company hired people of hue.
✅The company hired people of every hue.
💡The word needs a quantifier (every, all, different) in this sense; it is not used alone.