jet-black
jet-black — 名詞
1. the deep, glossy black colour that appears on polished jet stone, used to descri
烏黑色
非常深而亮的黑色色調
the deep, glossy black colour that appears on polished jet stone, used to describe the darkest shade of black
The glossy jet-black of the grand piano reflected the room's chandelier.
這架平台鋼琴烏黑的亮光表面，映照出房間吊燈的影子。
uncountable; pattern: the [colour] of [object]
A small amount of white paint can turn jet-black into a soft charcoal grey.
少量白色顏料就能把烏黑色變成柔和的炭灰色。
The artist chose jet-black for the shadow areas of her portrait.
那位藝術家在她的肖像畫陰影部分選用了烏黑色。
Even after years of sunlight, the car's jet-black had not faded.
即使經過多年日曬，那輛車的烏黑色也沒有褪色。
- black
the general term for the colour; jet-black is a specific very deep shade
- ebony
also a deep black colour, but named after the wood rather than the mineral jet
- pitch-black
describes total darkness rather than a glossy black surface
- white
the opposite end of the brightness spectrum
jet-black — 形容詞
1. having a very deep, glossy black shade, similar to the polished mineral jet
烏黑；漆黑
形容顏色極深且有光澤的黑色
having a very deep, glossy black shade, similar to the polished mineral jet
Theo wore a jet-black suit to his sister's wedding ceremony last spring.
Theo 去年春天穿著一套烏黑的西裝參加妹妹的婚禮。
attributive use before noun
Yuki's jet-black cat slept quietly on the red sofa all afternoon.
Yuki 那隻烏黑的貓整個下午都靜靜地睡在紅色沙發上。
The night sky was jet-black, with no stars visible through the clouds.
夜空漆黑一片，雲層中看不見任何星星。
Adaeze brushed her jet-black hair until it shone like silk.
Adaeze 梳理她那頭烏黑的頭髮，直到它像絲綢一樣發亮。
A jet-black motorcycle stood parked outside the old coffee shop.
一輛烏黑的摩托車停放在那間老咖啡館外面。
- pitch-black
emphasises total darkness rather than a glossy surface
- coal-black
compares the colour to coal, which has a matte rather than shiny appearance
- ebony
refers to the deep black colour of ebony wood, with a similar glossiness
- snow-white
the opposite extreme on the brightness scale
用法筆記
Typically placed before the noun it describes (a jet-black dress), but can also follow linking verbs such as 'be' (The dress was jet-black).