early 13c., "skin color, complexion," from Old French color "color, complexion, appearance" (Modern French couleur), from Latin color "color of the skin; color in general, hue; appearance," from Old Latin colos, originally "a covering" (akin to celare "to hide, conceal"), from PIE root *kel- (2) "to cover, conceal" (see cell).
For sense evolution, compare Sanskrit varnah "covering, color," related to vrnoti "covers," and also see chroma. Meaning "visible color, color of something" is attested in English from c. 1300. As "color as a property of things," from late 14c. Old English words for "color" were hiw ("hue"), bleo.
color (v.)
late 14c.; see color (n.); earliest use is figurative. Related: Colored; coloring.
雙語例句
1. Nancy liked it well enough, but complained about the color.
南希還蠻喜歡它，只是有點(diǎn)不滿意它的顏色。
來自柯林斯例句
2. He said he wanted a color-blind government where everybody's treated the same.
他說想要一個(gè)對所有人一視同仁、沒有種族偏見的政府。
來自柯林斯例句
3. He denies making off-color remarks about women.
他否認(rèn)曾口出對女性不敬的污言穢語。
來自柯林斯例句
4. The contents are emptied into color-coded buckets.
東西都被倒進(jìn)不同顏色的桶里。
來自柯林斯例句
5. She differs from her sister in the color of her eyes.