yellowish

IPA/ˈjeləʊɪʃ/
KK[jˈɛloɪʃ]IPA/ˈjeləʊɪʃ/

yellowish — 形容詞

  • yellowishpositive
  • more yellowishcomparative
  • most yellowishsuperlative

1. having some yellow in it, rather than a clear or strong yellow colour.

1.形容詞A2
釋義

偏黃的

看起來有點黃，不是鮮明的黃色

having some yellow in it, rather than a clear or strong yellow colour.

例句

The old recipe book had yellowish pages from years in the kitchen.

那本舊食譜因多年放在廚房裡，書頁變得偏黃。

yellowish + noun for faded paper colour

After the fever, Jabari's skin looked yellowish under the bathroom light.

發燒後，Jabari 的皮膚在浴室燈下看起來有點偏黃。

look yellowish for noticing a slight colour change

常見搭配
  • yellowish skin
  • yellowish pages
  • yellowish light
  • yellowish paint
  • yellowish stain
  • yellowish glow
同義詞
  • golden

    warmer, richer, and often more attractive than yellowish

  • cream-coloured

    paler and closer to off-white than to clear yellow

  • sallow

    mainly used for unhealthy yellow skin, not general colour description

反義詞
  • bluish

    showing a slight blue colour instead of a yellow one

文法句型

yellowish + noun

look yellowish

turn yellowish

用法筆記

Yellowish is often used when something only partly looks yellow, especially paper, skin, light, paint, or food. It usually suggests a faint yellow tint, not a bright or pure yellow colour.

常見錯誤

The wall is yellowish yellow.
The wall is yellowish.
'yellowish' already means 'a little yellow', so adding 'yellow' again is unnecessary.
The milk became yellowish colour.
The milk became a yellowish colour.
use the article 'a' before the noun phrase 'yellowish colour'.

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常見搭配

名詞搭配

副詞搭配

  • slightly yellowish
  • faintly yellowish

常用片語

  • yellowish in colour
  • turn yellowish