multicolored

multicolored — adjective

1. containing a combination of several different colors, often creating a bright an

1.形容詞B1
釋義

containing a combination of several different colors, often creating a bright and varied appearance — for example, a multicolored painting with splashes of red, orange, purple, and blue all on the same canvas.

例句

Eleni wore a multicolored scarf that matched every coat in her wardrobe.

attributive use before a noun

The children painted the wall with bright multicolored patterns of flowers and stars.

同義詞
  • colorful

    more common and general; emphasizes brightness and visual appeal rather than the number of distinct colors

  • variegated

    more formal, often used for plants, marble, or surfaces with patches of different colors

  • rainbow

    informal and vivid; suggests a wide range of colors arranged like those of a rainbow

  • many-hued

    less common but similar in meaning; more poetic or literary in tone

反義詞
  • monochrome

    uses only one color or shades of one color

  • single-colored

    made of just one color; less common in everyday speech

文法句型

multicolored + noun

be + multicolored

用法筆記

American spelling; in British English the same word is written multicoloured (with u). This adjective is typically used to describe objects, patterns, or designs that contain three or more distinct colors — if something has only two colors it is usually called two-tone or bicolor instead.

常見錯誤

❌I bought a multicolored shirt that is only red.
✅I bought a multicolored shirt with red, blue, and yellow stripes.
💡multicolored implies more than two distinct colors, not a single color.
❌The sunset was very multicolored.
✅The sunset was very colorful.
💡for natural scenes with gradual color changes, colorful sounds more natural than multicolored.