Colourful
字面义与比喻义并存:画面鲜艳,或语言、人生经历、人物个性「很有戏」。美式拼写为 “colorful”。
- “Autumn leaves make the hills especially colourful.” (秋叶让山峦格外绚丽。)
- “He told colourful stories about his travels.” (他讲起旅途故事绘声绘色。)
- “She has a colourful personality and many hobbies.” (她性格鲜明,爱好也很多。)
古法语 colour(颜色)源自拉丁语 color;加形容词后缀 “-ful” 表示「充满…的」。
“colour” + “-ful”(充满),与 “beautiful” 同类构词。
英式英语保留 “colour” 拼写;媒体形容人物 “colourful past” 常暗示争议经历,略带八卦语气。
- 固定搭配: “colourful language” (粗俗或生动的措辞), “colourful character” (个性突出的人)
- 美式: colorful;名词: colour / color
colour(颜色)+ ful(满满的)→ 满眼是色,既指画面也指「故事很满」。
“The market stalls were piled with colourful fruit from nearby farms.” (市场摊位上堆满了来自附近农场的各色水果。)