type of clayey soil (much used in pigments), late 14c., from Old French ocre (c. 1300) and directly from Late Latin ocra, from Latin ochra, from Greek ochra, from ochros "pale yellow," of unknown origin. As a color name, "brownish-yellow," it is attested from mid-15c. Related: Ochreous.
雙語例句
1. For our dining room I have chosen ochre yellow walls.
我決定把我們餐廳的墻壁刷成赭黃色。
來自柯林斯例句
2. Once the paint is dry, apply a coat of the red ochre emulsion paint.
油漆干了后，涂一層發(fā)紅的土黃色乳膠漆。
來自柯林斯例句
3. The sky, deepening to ochre, is broken by two or three seagulls.
兩點(diǎn)三點(diǎn)白鷗劃破了漸變?yōu)轸魃奶炜?
來自漢英文學(xué) - 散文英譯
4. He painted the walls ochre.
他把墻壁涂成赭色了.
來自辭典例句
5. Scientists say that some pieces of the ochre look like crayons for drawing.