beige

• n. 米黄色
• adj. 浅褐色的；米黄色的
• n. (Beige)人名；(法)贝热

词源不详。

beige (n.)

1858, "fine woolen fabric," from dialectal French beige "yellowish-gray, brownish-gray," from Old French bege "the natural color of wool and cotton; raw, not dyed" (13c.), of obscure origin. "Das Wort lebt namentlich in der Bourgogne und Fr. Comté, daneben aber auch im Südwesten" [Gamillscheg]. As a shade of color, it is attested from 1879. As an adjective by 1879.

1. The walls are beige.

墙壁都是米色的。

来自柯林斯例句

2. She decided on a beige cashmere sweater.

她决定穿一件米色羊绒毛衣.

来自《简明英汉词典》

3. The walls have been done in beige.

墙漆成淡棕色.

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. Mrs. Johnson, wearing a beige dress, stood at her husband's right.

约翰逊夫人穿着一件淡灰色上衣, 站在她丈夫的右侧.

来自英汉非文学 - 新闻报道

5. I studied the figured pattern on the beige rug.

我细看着米色地毯上的花纹.

来自辞典例句