How do you use "color" in a sentence?

What colour would you like the walls painted? The autumn leaves are beautiful colours. Her face lost all its colour when she heard the news.

color

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意味: The property of objects that produces different sensations on the eye (British: colour)

颜色，色彩

color

色、色彩

색, 색채

'Colour' (British spelling) or 'color' (American) refers to visual properties like red, blue, green. It can describe vividness or interest ('add colour to a story'). 'Off-colour' means slightly unwell or inappropriate. 'Flying colours' means great success ('passed with flying colours').

「colour」（英式拼写）或「color」（美式）指红、蓝、绿等视觉属性。它可以描述生动性或趣味性（「add colour to a story」给故事增添色彩）。「off-colour」意为身体不适或不得体。「flying colours」意为大获成功（「passed with flying colours」出色通过）。

«Colour» (ortografía británica) o «color» (americana) se refiere a propiedades visuales como rojo, azul, verde. Puede describir vivacidad o interés («add colour to a story»). «Off-colour» significa ligeramente indispuesto o inapropiado. «Flying colours» significa gran éxito («passed with flying colours»).

「colour」（イギリス式綴り）または「color」（アメリカ式）は赤、青、緑などの視覚的特性を指します。鮮やかさや面白さ（「add colour to a story」話に彩りを添える）を表すこともできます。「off-colour」は体調が少し悪い、または不適切という意味です。「flying colours」は大成功（「passed with flying colours」見事に合格）を意味します。

'Colour'(영국식 철자) 또는 'color'(미국식)는 빨강, 파랑, 초록과 같은 시각적 속성을 말합니다. 생동감이나 흥미를 나타내기도 합니다('add colour to a story' - 이야기에 색을 더하다). 'Off-colour'는 몸이 약간 안 좋거나 부적절하다는 뜻입니다. 'Flying colours'는 큰 성공을 의미합니다('passed with flying colours' - 우수한 성적으로 통과하다).

例文

What colour would you like the walls painted?
你想把墙刷成什么颜色？
¿De qué color quieres que se pinten las paredes?
壁は何色に塗りたいですか？
벽을 무슨 색으로 칠하고 싶으세요?
The autumn leaves are beautiful colours.
秋天的落叶色彩美丽。
Las hojas de otoño son de colores hermosos.
紅葉の色がとても美しいです。
가을 단풍의 색이 정말 아름답습니다.
Her face lost all its colour when she heard the news.
听到这个消息时，她的脸色变得苍白。
Su rostro perdió todo el color cuando escuchó la noticia.
その知らせを聞いて彼女の顔から血の気が引いた。
그 소식을 듣고 그녀의 얼굴에서 핏기가 사라졌습니다.

発音

使い方ガイド

場面: general

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

From Latin 'color' meaning 'hue, appearance, complexion', possibly related to 'celare' (to hide, to conceal) — colour as what covers or hides the surface. The British spelling 'colour' follows the Old French 'colour', while American English returned to the Latin form.

文化的背景

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal

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