olive
olive — 名詞
- olivesingular
- olivesplural
1. a small oval fruit, green when young and turning black as it ripens, with a shar
橄欖；橄欖樹
地中海常見的小型果實，亦指其樹
a small oval fruit, green when young and turning black as it ripens, with a sharp salty taste; eaten whole or pressed to make cooking oil. The same word also names the silver-leaved tree it grows on, common around the Mediterranean.
Nikos picked a black olive from the bowl and dropped it into his salad.
Nikos 從碗裡夾了一顆黑橄欖，丟進自己的沙拉裡。
countable: a/an + olive (singular fruit)
The pizza was topped with feta cheese, sliced tomatoes, and a handful of green olives.
披薩上鋪了菲達起司、番茄片，還有一把綠橄欖。
plural 'olives' as a food ingredient
Paloma's grandmother still presses her own oil from the olives in their backyard.
Paloma 的奶奶到現在還用後院摘下的橄欖自己榨油。
olives + press / oil collocation
Hundreds of ancient olives line the dry hillsides above the village in Crete.
克里特島山村上方的乾燥山坡上，種著數百棵古老的橄欖樹。
olives = the trees, not the fruit
Tuan ordered a martini with three olives stuck on a wooden stick.
Tuan 點了一杯馬丁尼，木籤上串著三顆橄欖。
- green olive
- black olive
- stuffed olive
- pitted olive
- olive grove
- olive branch
文法句型
a/the olive
olives (plural)
用法筆記
The same word covers both the small fruit and the tree that bears it; context (especially the verb and surrounding nouns) tells you which. With 'pick', 'eat', 'pit', or 'press', the fruit is meant; with 'plant', 'grow', or 'shade', the tree is meant.
常見錯誤
2. a dull yellow-green colour, similar to the skin of an unripe olive fruit. Often
橄欖色
偏黃綠的暗沉色調
a dull yellow-green colour, similar to the skin of an unripe olive fruit. Often used as a quiet, natural-looking shade in clothing, paint, and military uniforms.
Adina painted the spare bedroom a soft olive that calmed the whole room.
Adina 把客房漆成柔和的橄欖色，整個房間頓時沉靜下來。
olive as a noun naming a colour
The army jacket had faded from a sharp olive to a dusty grey-green.
那件軍裝外套已經從鮮明的橄欖色褪成灰撲撲的綠灰色。
from olive to [other colour] — colour change
Joon chose a deep olive for the kitchen cabinets instead of plain white.
Joon 沒選白色，反而把廚房櫥櫃漆成了深橄欖色。
The new sofa came in three colours: navy, charcoal, and olive.
新沙發共有三種顏色：深藍、炭灰，以及橄欖色。
olive listed alongside other colour names
- dark olive
- deep olive
- soft olive
- muted olive
- olive green
more explicit; specifies the green direction of the shade
- khaki
browner and dustier; common for army uniforms and trousers
文法句型
the colour olive
in olive
用法筆記
Often paired with another colour word for precision: 'olive green' (more green) or 'olive brown' (darker, earthier). 'Olive' alone is enough when the context is clearly about colour, e.g. paint chips, fabric swatches, or fashion.
常見錯誤
olive — 形容詞
- olivepositive
- more olivecomparative
- most olivesuperlative
1. having a dull yellow-green colour like an unripe olive. Also used to describe hu
橄欖色的
形容偏黃綠或帶橄欖色的物體或膚色
having a dull yellow-green colour like an unripe olive. Also used to describe human skin that has a warm, light-brown tone with a slight green-yellow undertone, common around the Mediterranean and parts of Asia.
Élise wore an olive linen dress that suited the warm summer evening.
Élise 穿著一件橄欖色的亞麻洋裝，很適合溫暖的夏夜。
attributive: olive + noun (clothing colour)
Darius has olive skin and dark, curly hair like his mother.
Darius 跟他媽媽一樣，膚色偏橄欖色，頭髮又黑又捲。
olive skin (skin tone)
The bathroom tiles are a soft olive colour that pairs well with brass taps.
浴室磁磚是柔和的橄欖色，搭配黃銅水龍頭非常好看。
Kemi's new car was olive, somewhere between green and brown depending on the light.
Kemi 的新車是橄欖色的，依光線不同會在綠色和棕色之間變化。
predicative: be + olive
- olive skin
- olive complexion
- olive uniform
- olive jacket
- olive-green
hyphenated form; emphasises the green side of the shade
- khaki
warmer and browner; not used for skin
文法句型
olive + noun
be olive
用法筆記
Frequently strengthened with another colour word — 'olive green' for paint and fabric, 'olive-skinned' for people. As an adjective for skin, 'olive' is descriptive and neutral; it does not carry the negative associations 'sallow' has.
常見錯誤
同根字
- olive oil名詞A2
- olive tree名詞B1
- olive grove名詞C1
- olive branch名詞C1
常見搭配
名詞搭配
- olive oil
- olive tree
- olive grove
- olive branch
- olive skin
常用片語
- a jar of olives
- a sprig of olive
- olive green
介系詞搭配
- in olive (colour)
- with olives (food)