释义 |
chro·mat·ic I. \krōˈmad.]ik, krə-, -at], ]ēk, attrib also ˈkrōˌm-\ adjective Etymology: Greek chrōmatikos, from chrōmat-, chrōma skin, color, modification of diatonic music consisting of the use of tones altered in pitch; akin to Greek chrōs skin, color, Old English grēot sand; basic meaning: to rub, grind — more at grit 1. a. : having to do with color : with respect to color phenomena b. : evoking, resulting from, or associated with color sensations c. : full of color : highly colored 2. a. : having or manifesting chroma b. : exhibiting hues or embracing the hues c. : with respect to hue or saturation 3. a. of a Greek tetrachord : comprising successive steps of 1 1/2, 1/2, and 1/2 — distinguished from diatonic and enharmonic b. : of, relating to, or giving all the tones of the chromatic scale < a chromatic harmonica > < chromatic intervals > c. of harmony : characterized by frequent use of tones foreign to the basic mode or key of the piece containing the harmony 4. biology a. : capable of being colored by staining agents b. : of, like, or relating to chromatin 5. of language or prose : of, relating to, or having colorful connotations or evocative power < the full chromatic and diatonic possibilities of the prose medium — G.M.Hopkins > < chromatic words — F.R.Leavis > 6. : executed in fine usually colorful detail < chromatic coverage of the Dark Continent — Newsweek > < a masterpiece of chromatic mendacity — J.J.Ingalls > • chro·mat·i·cal·ly \-ə̇k(ə)lē, -ēk-, -li\ adverb II. noun (-s) Etymology: French chromatique, from chromatique, adjective, from Greek chrōmatikos : accidental II 3 |