Unit 07 :
Colors 顏色

Vocabulary

Can only describe colors like red, blue, green , or yellow?
Let’s learn about more different colors! 

Part 1

1. crimson /ˈkrɪm.zən/
(adj.)深紅色
a dark, deep red color

2. carmine /ˈoʊ.vəl/
(n.)深紅,暗紅
a deep bright red color

3. fuchsia /ˈfjuː.ʃə/
(adj.)紫紅色(介於粉紅色和紫色之間的顏色)
having a color between pink and purple

4. plum /plʌm/
(adj.)紫紅色的
having a dark reddish-purple color

a plum-colored dress
紫紅色的連衣裙

5. lavender /ˈlæv.ɪn.dɚ/
(n.)(adj.)淡紫色(的)
a pale purple color

6. lilac /ˈlaɪ.lək/
(n.)(adj.)丁香紫色(的),淡紫色(的)(介於粉紅色和紫色之間)
a pale color between pink and purple

7. mauve /moʊv/
(n.)(adj.)淡紫色(的)
a pale purple color

8. tangerine /ˈtæn.dʒə.riːn/
(n.)(adj.)橘紅色(的)
a dark orange color

9. coral  /ˈkɔːr.əl/
(n.)(adj.)珊瑚紅(的),淺橘紅(的)
having a color between orange and pink

Paul wore pale grey trousers with a coral T-shirt and black jacket.
保羅穿了條淺灰色長褲,配珊瑚紅T恤和黑夾克。

10. peach /piːtʃ/
(adj.)桃紅色的
having a pale color between pink and orange

Exercise 1

Let’s learn the phrases of color!

  1. black sheep                     害群之馬;敗家子
  2. white lie                           善意的謊言
  3. have a green thumb         園藝好手
  4. red-letter day                   值得紀念的、特別的日子
  5. be tickled pink                  心花怒放
  6. out of the blue                  毫無預警的

Part 2

11. teal /tiːl/
(n.)(adj.)深青色;深藍綠色
a dark greenish-blue color

12. azure /ˈæʒ.ɚ/
(adj.)天藍色的,蔚藍色的
having the bright blue colour of the sky on a clear day

The once azure skies of Athens have been ruined by atmospheric pollution.
由於大氣污染,雅典曾經蔚藍的天空已經面目全非。

13. indigo /ˈɪn.dɪ.ɡoʊ/
(n.)(adj.)靛藍色(的)
a bluish-purple color

14. aquamarine /ˌæk.wə.məˈriːn/
(n.)(adj.)海藍色(的);淺綠色(的)
a greenish-blue color

15. cerulean /səˈruː.li.ən/
(adj.)天藍色的,蔚藍色的
deep blue in color

16. cyan /ˈsaɪ.ən/
(n.)(adj.)青色的,藍綠色的
a deep greenish-blue color, one of the main colors that are used in color printing and photography

17. emerald /ˈem.ə.rəld/
(n.)翠綠色
a bright green color

18. beige /beɪʒ/
(n.)米色
a pale brown color

19. bronze  /brɑːnz/
(n.)(adj.)古銅色(的),青銅色(的)
a dark orange-brown color, like the metal bronze

20. khaki /ˈkɑː.ki/
(n.)(adj.)卡其色(的),土黃色(的)
a dark yellowish-green color

Exercise 2

Describe to your tutor what you see in this picture.

Part 3

21. apricot /ˈeɪ.prɪ.kɑːt/
(n.)杏黃色
a pale orange color

22. buff /bʌf/
(adj.)淡黃褐色的,米色的
(of) a pale, yellowish-brown color

a buff envelope
米色信封

23. hazel /ˈheɪ.zəl/
(n.)(adj.)(尤指眼睛)綠褐色的,黃褐色的
(especially of eyes) greenish-brown or yellowish-brown in color

24. mustard /ˈmʌs.tɚd/
(n.)(adj.)深黃色(的),芥末色(的)
a brownish-yellow color

a mustard shirt
深黃色的襯衣

25. ecru /ˈeɪ.kruː/
(n.)(adj.)淡褐色(的);米色(的)
having a pale brown or cream color

26. ebony  /ˈeb.ən.i/
(adj.)烏黑的,黑色的
black

her ebony hair
她烏黑的頭髮

27. sable /ˈseɪ.bəl/
(n.)(adj.)顏色非常深(的);黑色(的)
having a very dark or black color

28. gunmetal grey /ɡʌnˌmet̬.əl ˈɡreɪ/
(n.)炮銅色(一種黑灰或藍灰色)
a dark grey color

29. cream /kriːm/
(n.)奶油色,淡黃色,米黃色
the color of cream

30. blonde /blɑːnd/
(adj.)淺黃色頭髮的;金色頭髮的
with pale yellow or gold hair

blonde hair/highlights
金髮/金色挑染的頭髮

Exercise 3

Describe these pictures.
Try to use different vocabulary to describe that you learn from this unit.