yellow-brown

yellow-brown — adjective

1. describing a color that mixes yellow and brown, like the shade of dead leaves, c

1.形容詞B1
釋義

describing a color that mixes yellow and brown, like the shade of dead leaves, clay soil, or dried grass in late autumn

例句

The old pottery had a beautiful yellow-brown glaze that reflected the sunlight.

collocation: yellow-brown glaze

By November the rice fields near the village had turned a dry yellow-brown.

turn + yellow-brown (change of color)

同義詞
  • tan

    a lighter, warmer brownish-yellow, especially of leather or skin

  • ochre

    a stronger, more reddish yellow-brown, used in art and geology

  • dun

    a duller, grayer yellow-brown, often used for horses, cloth, or landscape

文法句型

yellow-brown + noun

be + yellow-brown

turn + yellow-brown

用法筆記

As a compound adjective formed from two color names, yellow-brown is usually written with a hyphen. It is not normally used in comparative (more yellow-brown) or superlative (most yellow-brown) forms.

常見錯誤

❌The leaves become more yellow-brown in October.
✅The leaves turn yellow-brown in October.
💡Compound color adjectives are not usually used in comparative forms.