chocolate brown

chocolate brown — 慣用語

1. a rich, dark shade of brown that is similar to the color of eating chocolate

1.慣用語B1
釋義

巧克力棕

像黑巧克力一樣的深棕色

a rich, dark shade of brown that is similar to the color of eating chocolate

例句

Anna painted her kitchen walls a warm chocolate brown that made the room feel cozy.

Anna 把廚房牆壁漆成溫暖的巧克力棕,讓整個空間感覺很舒適。

predicative use after paint + chocolate brown

Hari chose a chocolate brown leather jacket for his autumn trip to Kyoto.

Hari 挑了一件巧克力棕皮夾克,準備秋天去京都時穿。

attributive use: chocolate brown + noun

同義詞
  • dark brown

    a general term for any deep brown; lacks the warm, slightly reddish undertone of chocolate brown

  • mahogany

    a reddish-brown named after the wood; redder and often glossier than chocolate brown

  • chestnut

    a medium reddish-brown, lighter and more reddish than chocolate brown

反義詞
  • cream

    a very light, pale off-white at the opposite end of the brown color range

文法句型

be + chocolate brown

chocolate brown + noun

paint/choose/wear + chocolate brown

用法筆記

Chocolate brown can appear before a noun (a chocolate brown sofa) or after a linking verb (the sofa is chocolate brown). Either position is natural and common.

常見錯誤

She wore a chocolate and brown dress.
She wore a chocolate brown dress.
💡chocolate brown is a single color name, not two separate colors joined by 'and'.