navy-blue

navy-blue — 形容詞

1. having a very deep blue colour, like the colour worn by sailors in the British n

1.形容詞A2
釋義

深藍色的

形容物品為深藍色,如海軍制服的顏色

having a very deep blue colour, like the colour worn by sailors in the British navy.

例句

Theo wore a navy-blue suit to his sister's wedding in Edinburgh.

Theo 在愛丁堡參加姊姊的婚禮時穿了一套深藍色的西裝。

attributive: navy-blue + noun (clothing item)

The school uniform includes a navy-blue jumper and grey trousers.

學校制服包含一件深藍色的毛衣和灰色的長褲。

collocation: navy-blue jumper / navy-blue uniform

同義詞
  • dark blue

    more general; navy-blue is a specific deep shade

  • midnight blue

    even darker, almost black-blue tone

  • indigo

    leans more purple than navy-blue

反義詞

文法句型

navy-blue + noun

be + navy-blue

用法筆記

Often modifies clothing, uniforms, vehicles, and interior items; commonly hyphenated when used attributively before a noun.

常見錯誤

Her dress is a navy-blue.
Her dress is navy-blue.
💡when used predicatively, no article is needed before the colour adjective.

navy-blue — 名詞