请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 umber
释义

umber

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Coloursumberum‧ber /ˈʌmbə $ -ər/ noun [uncountable]  CCa brown colour like earthExamples from the CorpusumberA burnt umber man in a raw sienna compartment.This is a mixture of yellow ochre and burnt umber applied to previously dampened paper.Floodlighting reflected from the silvery burnt umber cladding of the walls as though ice-ghosts danced there, and set the green columns aglow.As the chlorophyll disappears during the autumn, the leaves turn fiery red, garnet or umber.Origin umber (1500-1600) Probably from umber shade, color ((13-18 centuries)), from Old French umbre, from Latin umbra; → UMBRAGE
随便看

 

英语词典包含170365条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2024/9/20 12:06:55