umber

名词 n. 动词 v. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ˈʌmbə/    美 /ˈʌmbɚ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A brown clay, somewhat darker than ochre, which contains iron and manganese oxides. countable,uncountable
    — I'll put myself in poor and mean attire, And with a kind of umber smirch my face; The like do you; so shall we pass along, And never stir assailants.
  2. Alternative form of umbrere. alt-of,alternative,countable,uncountable
  3. A grayling. countable,uncountable
  4. A dusky brown African wading bird (Scopus umbretta) allied to the shoebill and herons; a hamerkop. countable,uncountable
动词 v.
  1. To give a reddish-brown colour to. transitive
    — Armies o'er armies heap'd, the locusts came, Like clouds in autumn umbering all the sky […]
形容词 adj.
  1. Of a reddish brown colour, like that of the pigment. not-comparable
    — Their harps are of the umber shade / That hides the blush of waking day.

词形变化

umbers plural umbre alternative umbre alternative umbers present,singular,third-person umbering participle,present umbered participle,past umbered past umbre alternative

词汇关系

衍生词
burnt umber Cologne umber Cumbrian umber olivaceous-umber raw umber umber bird

词源

词源 1
From Middle French ombre (“umber”), from terre d'ombre (“dark ochre”), from Old French umbre (“shade, shadow”), from Latin umbra. Doublet of umbra.
词源 2
From Middle French ombre (“umber”), from terre d'ombre (“dark ochre”), from Old French umbre (“shade, shadow”), from Latin umbra. Doublet of umbra.
词源 3
From Middle French ombre (“umber”), from terre d'ombre (“dark ochre”), from Old French umbre (“shade, shadow”), from Latin umbra. Doublet of umbra.
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