jet-black

jet-black — 形容詞

1. extremely black in colour, often with a smooth or slightly glossy appearance

1.形容詞B2
釋義

烏黑；漆黑

黑得很深，常帶些光澤

extremely black in colour, often with a smooth or slightly glossy appearance

例句

Eri tied her jet-black hair into a low braid before the interview.

Eri 在面試前把她烏黑的頭髮綁成低馬尾。

common collocation: jet-black hair

A jet-black cat slept on the warm stone wall behind the bakery.

一隻烏黑的貓睡在麵包店後方溫熱的石牆上。

attributive pattern: jet-black + animal noun

同義詞
  • raven-black

    especially used for hair or feathers, often with a literary tone

  • coal-black

    also means very black, but can sound duller or more sooty

  • pitch-black

    stronger for total darkness, not just surface colour

反義詞
  • snow-white

    strong opposite for something strikingly white

  • pale

    broader opposite when the colour lacks depth

文法句型

jet-black + hair/cat/suit/car

be/look/turn jet-black

用法筆記

Often describes hair, clothes, animals, cars, and polished surfaces. Distinguish from 'pitch-black', which more often describes total darkness than the colour of a visible object.

常見錯誤

❌The room was jet-black after the power cut.
✅The room was pitch-black after the power cut.
💡'jet-black' usually describes the colour of something you can see, not complete darkness.

jet-black — 名詞