blue-white

blue-white — adjective

1. white in color, but with a slight blue tone in it.

1.形容詞B2
釋義

white in color, but with a slight blue tone in it.

例句

A blue-white moon hung above the empty winter field.

blue-white + noun

The fish flashed a blue-white belly near the side of the boat.

blue-white + body part

同義詞
  • bluish-white

    the closest straightforward alternative, often a little more technical or descriptive

  • icy

    can suggest a similar cold look, but it also adds a feeling of chill or harshness

  • pale

    broader and weaker; something pale may be light in color without any blue tone

  • milky

    suggests cloudy or creamy white rather than a cool blue cast

文法句型

blue-white + light

blue-white + flame

be/look/seem + blue-white

用法筆記

Usually used for light, flames, skin, flowers, or other pale things, and most often comes before the noun. After verbs such as 'look', 'turn', and 'seem', it often describes a color changed by cold light or illness.

常見錯誤

❌The flag is blue-white.
✅The flag is blue and white.' or 'The flag is blue-and-white.
💡use 'blue-white' only when the color is mainly white with a blue tint, not when two clear colors appear separately.
❌Her hands looked blue-white from the paint.
✅Her hands looked blue-white in the cold light.' or 'Her hands looked blue from the paint.
💡'blue-white' describes a pale white color with blue in it, not an ordinary blue stain.