colour是什么意思

colour

英 ['k?l?] 美 ['k?l?]

colour: colour: [13] The Old English words for ‘colour’ were hīw ‘hue’ and blēo, but from the 13th century onwards they were gradually replaced by Old French colour. This came from Latin color, which appears to have come ultimately from an Indo-European base *kel- ‘hide’ (source also of apocalypse, cell, clandestine, conceal, and occult).

This suggests that its original underlying meaning was ‘outward appearance, hiding what is inside’, a supposition supported by the long history of such senses of English colour as ‘outward (deceptive) appearance’ and ‘(specious) plausibility’ (as in ‘lend colour to a notion’).
=> apocalypse, cell, conceal, hell, occult
colour: chiefly British English spelling of color (q.v.); for ending see -or. Related: Coloured; colouring; colourful; colours.

2. All colour fades— especially under the impact of direct sunlight.: 所有顏色都會褪色——尤其是在陽光直射下。

3. The only difference between us is the colour of our skins.: 我們之間唯一的差別就是膚色。

5. With a nice dark colour, the wine is medium to full bodied.: 這種葡萄酒色澤深暗悅目，是中等濃郁至濃香型的。