单词 | white |
释义 | white ![]() n. 1. The achromatic color of maximum lightness; the color of objects that reflect nearly all light of all visible wavelengths; the complement or antagonist of black, the other extreme of the neutral gray series. Although typically a response to maximum stimulation of the retina, the perception of white appears always to depend on contrast. 2. The white or nearly white part, as: a. The albumen of an egg. b. The white part of an eyeball. c. A blank or unprinted area, as of an advertisement. 3. One that is white or nearly white, as: a. whites Pieces of laundry having a white or nearly white color. b. whites White pants or a white outfit of a special nature: tennis whites. c. whites The white dress uniform of the US Navy or Coast Guard. d. A white wine. e. A white pigment. f. A white breed, species, or variety of animal. g. Any of various butterflies of the subfamily Pierinae, characteristically having chiefly white wings often with black markings. h. also White A member of a racial group having light-colored skin, especially when of European origin and in some classifications also when of Middle Eastern or North African origin. i. often whites Products of a white color, such as flour, salt, and sugar. 4. Games a. The white or light-colored pieces, as in chess. b. The player using these pieces. 5. a. The outermost ring of an archery target. b. A hit in this ring. 6. whites Medicine Leukorrhea. 7. White A member of a conservative or counterrevolutionary faction, especially one opposing the Bolsheviks in the Russian civil war. adj. whit·er, whit·est 1. Being of the color white; devoid of hue, as new snow. 2. Approaching the color white, as: a. Weakly colored; almost colorless; pale: white wine. b. Pale gray; silvery and lustrous: white hair. c. Bloodless; blanched. 3. Light or whitish in color or having light or whitish parts. Used with animal and plant names. 4. also White Of or belonging to a racial group of people having light-colored skin, especially when of European origin, and in some classifications also when of Middle Eastern or North African origin: voting patterns within the white population. 5. Habited in white: white nuns. 6. Accompanied by or mantled with snow: a white Christmas. 7. a. Incandescent: white flames. b. Intensely heated; impassioned: white with fury. 8. White Of or relating to a conservative or counterrevolutionary faction, especially one opposing the Bolsheviks in the Russian civil war. 9. With milk added. Used of tea or coffee. 10. Archaic Unsullied; pure. tr.v. whit·ed, whit·ing, whites Printing To cover or make illegible with white coloring. Often used with out. [Middle English, from Old English hwīt; see kweit- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] whiteness n. |
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