cerulean​「深藍色的；蔚藍色的」

Word of the Day：January 6, 2022

cerulean

深藍色的；蔚藍色的

adjective [sɪ'ru:liən]

What It Means

Cerulean means "resembling the blue of the sky."

Cerulean 意思是“近藍色的天空”。

Examples

To our left, as we made our way along the trail, was an expansive valley enclosed by the cerulean heights of the Blue Ridge Mountains, a 550-mile expanse of the Appalachian Mountains.

我們沿着左側的小路往前走時，那裡是一片廣闊的山谷，四周被蔚藍的藍嶺山包裹着，它是綿延550英裡的阿巴拉契亞山脈的一部分。

The painting depicts autumnal trees bordering a cerulean lake.

這幅畫描繪了蔚藍湖畔旁的秋葉林。

Did You Know?

Cerulean comes from Latin caeruleus, which means "dark blue" and is most likely from caelum, "sky."

Cerulean 來自拉丁語 caeruleus，意思是“dark blue「深藍」”，而且最有可能來自caelum，“sky「天空」”。

Quiz

What 5-letter noun beginning with "a" is used for the blue color of the sky?

azure