monochrome
/ˈmɒnəkrəʊm/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈmɑːnəkrəʊm/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈmä-nə-ˌkrōm/ (ame, mw)
monochrome — 形容詞
- monochromepositive
- more monochromecomparative
- most monochromesuperlative
1. made with just one chosen hue throughout, or restricted to grey tones plus black
單色；黑白
只用單一顏色或黑白灰呈現的
made with just one chosen hue throughout, or restricted to grey tones plus black and white, rather than a full palette of colours.
Owen prefers monochrome photos because the shapes and shadows stand out more.
Owen 偏愛單色照片，因為形狀和陰影更加突出。
attributive: monochrome + noun
The artist filled the gallery wall with monochrome paintings in different shades of blue.
藝術家在展場牆面掛滿了以不同藍色調呈現的單色畫作。
monochrome + noun for visual art
Old films from the 1940s were shot in monochrome long before colour cameras became common.
1940 年代的老電影都是用黑白拍攝的，那是彩色攝影機普及之前的事。
Yuna chose a monochrome outfit of grey trousers, a grey shirt, and a black coat.
Yuna 挑了一套單色的穿搭：灰色長褲、灰色襯衫，再加一件黑色外套。
The book uses monochrome illustrations to give the story a quiet, old-fashioned feel.
這本書使用單色插圖，讓整個故事帶有一種安靜、復古的氛圍。
- black-and-white
more everyday term, especially for old photos and films
- single-colour
neutral descriptive synonym; less common in print
- colour
as in 'colour photo' vs 'monochrome photo'
- multicoloured
for objects using many distinct colours
文法句型
monochrome + noun
in monochrome
用法筆記
Frequently attributive before nouns like 'photo', 'film', 'image', 'painting', 'screen'. The phrase 'in monochrome' is the common adverbial form.
常見錯誤
2. lacking variety, energy, or character, in a way that feels flat or boring.
單調；乏味
缺乏變化、令人感到平淡的
lacking variety, energy, or character, in a way that feels flat or boring.
Critics described the singer's new album as a monochrome collection of slow ballads.
樂評形容這位歌手的新專輯是一張單調乏味的慢板情歌合輯。
figurative: monochrome + creative-work noun
After two weeks of meetings and spreadsheets, the job started to feel monochrome to Anthony.
經過兩週的會議和報表，Anthony 開始覺得這份工作很單調。
predicative: feel + monochrome
The novel paints a monochrome picture of life in the small mining town.
這部小說把那座小礦鎮的生活描繪得單調乏味。
Joshua found the school's monochrome routine of bells and lessons hard to enjoy.
Joshua 覺得學校那種鐘聲與課堂交替的單調作息很難讓人享受。
文法句型
monochrome + abstract noun
用法筆記
Figurative extension of sense 1: a colourless world becomes a metaphor for a dull or uniform one. Distinguish from sense 1 by checking whether the noun is visual (sense 1) or abstract / experiential (sense 2).
常見錯誤
monochrome — 名詞
1. a picture, photo, or print made using just one colour or shades of grey rather t
單色畫
只用單一顏色或灰階呈現的圖像
a picture, photo, or print made using just one colour or shades of grey rather than a full range of colours.
Élise hung a small monochrome of the river above her writing desk.
Élise 在書桌上方掛了一幅小幅的河景單色畫。
a monochrome of + scene noun
The exhibition showed a series of monochromes painted entirely in shades of blue.
展覽展出了一系列完全以不同藍色調繪製的單色畫作。
plural: monochromes (countable)
Tomás printed the family photo as a monochrome to match the older pictures nearby.
Tomás 把家族照片印成黑白照，好搭配附近其他比較舊的照片。
Rodrigo studied a famous monochrome of two boxers facing each other under bright lights.
Rodrigo 仔細端詳一幅著名的單色畫，畫中兩位拳擊手在亮光下對峙。
- black-and-white
as a noun phrase: 'a black-and-white' usually means a photo
- grayscale image
technical synonym, common in digital contexts
- colour photograph
for photographic contrast
文法句型
a monochrome of + noun
用法筆記
Countable; takes a plural ('monochromes'). Often appears with 'of + scene noun' to name what the picture shows.