snow-white
snow-white — 名詞
1. a very pure, bright white colour that is the same as or similar to the colour of
雪白色
像雪一樣純淨的白色
a very pure, bright white colour that is the same as or similar to the colour of fresh snow
The walls in Camila's bedroom were painted a soft snow-white.
Camila 的臥室牆壁漆上了一層柔和的雪白色。
uncountable noun referring to a colour shade
For the kitchen cabinets, Ilan chose a shade called snow-white.
Ilan 為廚房櫥櫃選擇了一種名為雪白色的色調。
a shade called / named + colour word
Ezra thought snow-white would make the living room feel more open.
Ezra 認為雪白色能讓客廳感覺更開闊。
The snow-white of the freshly painted ceiling gave the room a clean look.
新粉刷的天花板那抹雪白色，讓房間看起來很整潔。
- pure white
less specific; any white without tint, not necessarily similar to snow
- milky white
softer and warmer tone; not as bright or cold as snow-white
- jet-black
the darkest possible black, opposite end of the brightness scale
文法句型
a shade of snow-white
painted in snow-white
用法筆記
When used as an uncountable noun, snow-white names the colour itself (e.g., 'a room painted in snow-white'). When used countably with 'a', it refers to a specific shade of that colour.
snow-white — 形容詞
1. of a shade that is bright and clean, just like newly fallen snow
雪白的
潔白如雪的顏色
of a shade that is bright and clean, just like newly fallen snow
Grandma's snow-white hair was always neatly brushed and pinned up.
奶奶雪白的頭髮總是梳理得整整齊齊並挽起來。
typical collocation: snow-white hair
The bride wore a snow-white dress with a long train.
新娘穿了一件附有長長裙襬的雪白婚紗。
typical collocation: snow-white dress (wedding context)
A snow-white cat sat quietly on the garden wall near the roses.
一隻雪白的貓靜靜地坐在玫瑰花叢旁的花園圍牆上。
Hari's snow-white shirt was freshly ironed for the ceremony.
Hari 雪白的襯衫已經熨燙平整，準備參加典禮。
Pim polished his leather shoes until his socks were snow-white.
Pim 把皮鞋擦得亮亮的，連襪子都保持雪白。
- pure white
more general; not necessarily as bright as snow
- pristine white
suggests cleanness and newness alongside the colour
- ivory
a soft white with a yellowish tint; less bright than snow-white
- jet-black
the purest, darkest black
- pitch-black
extremely dark, with no light at all
文法句型
snow-white + noun
用法筆記
Snow-white is an absolute adjective — something is either snow-white or it is not. Avoid gradable modifiers such as 'very' or 'quite' before it in formal writing.