| 单词 | countershade |
| 释义 | > as lemmasˈcountershade ˈcountershade v. (passive) to be coloured in this way. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > animal body > markings or colourings > [verb (transitive)] > countershade countershade1934 the world > matter > colour > variegation > be variegated [verb (intransitive)] > countershade countershade1934 1934 Webster's New Internat. Dict. Eng. Lang. Countershade, v.t., in camouflaging, to lighten the local colour of an object in those parts that normally fall into shadow, or, conversely, to darken the parts normally illuminated, thus making the object less conspicuous. 1953 N. Tinbergen Herring Gull's World ii. 14 The young are beautifully countershaded, that is, they are light underneath, which tends to counteract the effect of shadow. < as lemmas |
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