请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 monocolour
释义

monocolourmonocoloradj.n.

Brit. /ˈmɒnəʊˌkʌlə/, U.S. /ˈmɑnəˌkələr/
Forms: 1900s– monocolor (U.S.), 1900s– monocolour.
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mono- comb. form, colour n.1
Etymology: < mono- comb. form + colour n.1 Compare earlier monocoloured adj., and also earlier bicolour adj., multicolour adj.
A. adj.
Having only one colour; monochrome.
ΘΚΠ
the world > matter > colour > state or mode of having colour > [adjective] > monochrome
claurie1486
self1562
whole-coloured1605
concolour1646
unicolorate1657
unicolorous1657
self-coloured1682
single-coloured1703
unicolor1781
monocoloured1798
monochromic1803
unicoloured1811
concolorous1840
monochrome1849
one-coloured1854
monochromous1857
monochroous1857
monotoned1857
unicolour1860
solid1883
sole-coloured1885
monochroic1886
whole1892
whole-colour1896
single-colour1935
monocolour1955
mono1970
monotonal1973
1955 Monumenta Nipponica 11 146 In his monocolor prints he [sc. Shinagawa] developed the idea of cutting away the line to reveal the form behind it.
1986 T. Clancy Red Storm Rising (1988) xv. 192 The signals were displayed on a visual screen called a waterfall display, a monocolor curtain of yellow whose brighter lines indicated the bearing to a sound that might be a source of interest.
1997 Electronic Engin. Times 29 Sept. 1 Using a monocolor LCD to display user interface/data from in-vehicle PC, PDA, car navigation, wireless phone or entertainment devices.
B. n.
A representation in one colour. Frequently in extended use.
ΘΚΠ
the world > relative properties > relationship > uniformity > [noun] > that which is uniform
homogeneity1638
homogeneal1651
uniformity1665
homogene1725
monocolour1963
society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > painting and drawing > painting > art of colouring > [noun] > representation in one colour
monochrome1851
monotintc1875
monotone1896
monocolour1963
mono1983
1963 Listener 31 Jan. 220/2 The idea of using full orchestra was avoided... To paint a picture which should have universality of expression..the monocolour of strings seemed the only possible medium.
1983 Fortune 30 May 4 Working towards the answer took two months of..wading through..a swamp ‘of totally undistinguished writing on East-West trade all phrased in gray bureaucratic monocolor’.
1999 Dallas Morning News 11 June 4 g1 The characteristic flecks in berbers [sc. a type of carpet] have gone lighter or disappeared into a monocolor.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
<
adj.n.1955
随便看

 

英语词典包含1132095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:2024/12/24 10:01:09