early 13c., "skin color, complexion," from Old French color "color, complexion, appearance" (Modern French couleur), from Latin color "color of the skin; color in general, hue; appearance," from Old Latin colos, originally "a covering" (akin to celare "to hide, conceal"), from PIE root *kel- (2) "to cover, conceal" (see cell).
For sense evolution, compare Sanskrit varnah "covering, color," related to vrnoti "covers," and also see chroma. Meaning "visible color, color of something" is attested in English from c. 1300. As "color as a property of things," from late 14c. Old English words for "color" were hiw ("hue"), bleo.
color (v.)
late 14c.; see color (n.); earliest use is figurative. Related: Colored; coloring.
双语例句
1. Nancy liked it well enough, but complained about the color.
南希还蛮喜欢它，只是有点不满意它的颜色。
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2. He said he wanted a color-blind government where everybody's treated the same.
他说想要一个对所有人一视同仁、没有种族偏见的政府。
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3. He denies making off-color remarks about women.
他否认曾口出对女性不敬的污言秽语。
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4. The contents are emptied into color-coded buckets.
东西都被倒进不同颜色的桶里。
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5. She differs from her sister in the color of her eyes.