colored
colored — adjective
1. not black-and-white; having one or more colors rather than being only in shades
not black-and-white; having one or more colors rather than being only in shades of gray, white, or black — used mainly for pictures, images, lights, paper, and objects whose color is a visual feature.
Hana decorated her room with colored fairy lights for the party.
colored + noun for decorative objects
The children used colored paper to make flowers for their teacher.
colored paper — craft material
Priya found old colored photographs of her grandparents in a wooden box.
The artist drew a colored sketch on the canvas before adding paint.
Yusuf bought a set of colored pencils for his younger sister's birthday.
- black-and-white
only shades of gray, white, and black — the opposite of colored for images
- colorless
having no color at all, not just lacking variety
文法句型
colored + noun
用法筆記
This is the US English spelling; the British spelling is coloured. Do NOT use this word to describe a person's skin or racial background — that usage is now considered offensive. For things with many bright colors, colorful is the more natural choice in modern English.
常見錯誤
colored — suffix
1. having the specific shade or hue named by the word that comes before this suffix
having the specific shade or hue named by the word that comes before this suffix, typically connected with a hyphen — used to describe a precise color of an object, fabric, or surface.
Tomás chose a cream-colored tie to wear with his new linen suit.
cream-colored — pale yellow-white shade
Beatriz placed a rose-colored candle on the wooden dinner table.
The Watanabe family painted their front door a deep navy-colored shade.
Kofi wore an olive-colored jacket during the autumn trip to the mountains.
文法句型
[color word]-colored + noun
用法筆記
The first part of the compound is usually a color noun (peach, rose, cream, olive). Always use a hyphen between the color word and -colored: peach-colored, not peach colored. This suffix works for both simple colors (gray-colored) and descriptive shades (honey-colored).