| 单词 | sepia |
| 释义 | Word Frequency sepia(ˈsiːpɪə) noun 1. a dark reddish-brown pigment obtained from the inky secretion of the cuttlefish 2. any cuttlefish of the genus Sepia 3. a brownish tone imparted to a photograph, esp an early one such as a calotype. It can be produced by first bleaching a print (after fixing) and then immersing it for a short time in a solution of sodium sulphide or of alkaline thiourea 4. a brownish-grey to dark yellowish-brown colour 5. a drawing or photograph in sepia adjective 6. Also (rare): sepic of the colour sepia or done in sepia a sepia print Word origin C16: from Latin: a cuttlefish, from Greek; related to Greek sēpein to make rotten |
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