jade-green
jade-green — 名詞
1. a hard, valuable green mineral that is cut and polished to make jewellery, ornam
翡翠；玉石
綠色寶石，用於首飾或雕刻
a hard, valuable green mineral that is cut and polished to make jewellery, ornaments, and carved artworks, traditionally highly prized in Chinese and other East Asian cultures
Ana found a jade-green pendant at a night market and bought it for her mother.
Ana 在夜市找到一個小翡翠吊墜，買下來送給母親。
jade-green + pendant (jewellery collocation)
The museum displayed a jade-green vase carved with dragons during the Ming dynasty.
博物館展出一個明朝雕刻龍紋的翡翠花瓶。
carved jade-green — typical decorative object
Chitra's grandmother passed down a jade-green bracelet through three generations.
Chitra 的祖母傳承了一只翡翠手鐲，已經傳了三代。
Artisans in that village have been carving jade-green figures for more than four hundred years.
那個村莊的工匠雕刻翡翠工藝品已有四百多年歷史。
The emperor's tomb contained thousands of jade-green objects, including earrings and small statues.
皇帝的陵墓中有數千件翡翠物品，包括耳環和小雕像。
用法筆記
Often used without a hyphen when referring to the stone itself (jade pendant, jade bracelet). The hyphenated form jade-green is more common when functioning as a compound adjective before a noun.
常見錯誤
2. a vivid green shade with a slight blue tint, similar to the colour of high-quali
翠綠色
明亮微帶藍調的綠色
a vivid green shade with a slight blue tint, similar to the colour of high-quality jade stone
Nadia painted her bedroom walls a soft jade-green because the colour felt calm and fresh.
Nadia 把臥室的牆壁漆成柔和的翠綠色，因為她覺得這個顏色令人感到平靜清新。
jade-green + walls (colour collocation with surfaces)
Liam chose a jade-green tie that matched the leaves of the garden outside the window.
Liam 選了一條翠綠色領帶，正好搭配窗外花園的葉子顏色。
The wedding invitations were printed in gold letters on a jade-green card.
婚禮邀請函上，金色字體印在翠綠色的卡片上。
A jade-green silk dress hung in the window of the small boutique on Market Street.
市場街那間小精品店的櫥窗裡掛著一件翠綠色絲質洋裝。
The designer used jade-green tiles for the kitchen backsplash to create a natural look.
設計師在廚房流理台採用翠綠色磁磚，營造自然風格。
- emerald green
a brighter, more yellow-toned green; emerald is distinct from jade
- teal
a darker blue-green that overlaps but is less yellow than jade-green
- olive green
a duller, earthier green with no blue tint
用法筆記
As a colour noun, jade-green can be used alone (She likes jade-green) or in phrases like a shade of jade-green. The hyphen is typically kept in the compound noun.
jade-green — 形容詞
1. having a vivid, slightly blue-toned green colour that looks like the gemstone ja
翠綠的
如翡翠般明亮的綠色
having a vivid, slightly blue-toned green colour that looks like the gemstone jade
The dragon in the old painting had jade-green scales and bright red eyes.
古畫中的龍有著翠綠色的鱗片和一雙紅色的眼睛。
jade-green + scales (natural object collocation)
Tariq admired the jade-green lake water as the sun rose over distant peaks.
Tariq 欣賞著湖中翠綠色的水，太陽從遠方的山頂升起。
Rosa wore a jade-green blouse to the garden party that everyone admired.
Rosa 穿了一件翠綠色的上衣參加花園派對，大家都非常欣賞。
After the rain, bamboo leaves turned a beautiful jade-green shade that shone in the sunlight.
雨後，竹葉的翠綠色澤在陽光下閃閃發亮。
The jade-green hills of the countryside looked especially bright in the morning light.
鄉間的翠綠色山丘在晨光中顯得格外明亮。
- emerald
a brighter, more vivid green with less blue
- sea-green
a paler, more blue-toned green than jade-green
- mint green
a much paler, cooler green that is less saturated
用法筆記
Unlike the noun colour sense, the adjective always appears before a noun (jade-green fabric) or after a linking verb (the fabric is jade-green). The hyphen is retained in attributive position.