yellow
/ˈjɛlo/KK
/ˈjɛloʊ/IPA
jɛ·lo
變化形
yellower
yellowest
1.
黃色的
呈現檸檬、蛋黃或成熟香蕉那種顏色的。
用法：通常置於名詞前，或放在連綴動詞後作補語。
My sister wore a yellow coat to school because it was raining.
我姊姊因為下雨，所以穿了一件黃色外套去學校。
The bananas will turn yellow after a few days.
這些香蕉幾天後會變黃。
2.
泛黃的；發黃的
因老化、污漬、吸菸、疾病或其他原因而變成不健康或不正常的黃色。
用法：描述因變色而呈黃色時，常搭配 look、become 或 turn。
The old photos are yellow because they were kept in a wet box.
這些老照片是黃色的，因為它們被放在一個濕箱子裡。
If the leaves turn yellow, the plant may need less water.
如果葉子變黃，這株植物可能需要少澆一點水。
還有 1 個進階的意思（國小之後才會學到）
3.
膽怯的；懦弱的
缺乏勇氣，尤其指因害怕而不敢做該做的事。
用法：常見於 be too yellow to 加原形動詞的結構，但此用法不宜用於正式或禮貌的溝通。
He called himself yellow because he did not go on the ride at the park.
他因為沒有去坐公園裡的遊樂設施，所以說自己很膽小。
常見錯誤
The banana is yellow color.
The banana is yellow.／The banana is yellow in color.
She wears yellow color clothes today.
She is wearing yellow clothes today.／She is wearing yellow-colored clothes today.
The leaves became yellow color.
The leaves became yellow.
相關字詞
學習提示
・交通號誌中的 yellow light 通常指黃燈，提醒駕駛準備停車；實際行駛仍應依當地交通規則判斷。
・yellow 作顏色形容詞時，一般不加冠詞，也不會因修飾複數名詞而改變形式。
・用 yellow 形容人的皮膚、族群或外貌可能帶有冒犯或歧視意味。描述健康狀況時，宜明確說 skin that looks yellow 或詢問醫療專業人員。