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英语同义词解析:When Talking About Black

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  编者按:在中国文化中,黑色有时候也是用乌这个字来代替的,乌黑本来就是同义词的转换,来看一看英语怎么解释黑这个词。

  When talking about colors, both "乌" (wū) and "黑" (hēi) seem to mean "black".

  Look at two interesting words :

  乌龙茶 (wūlóngchá), oolong tea, literally, it means "black dragon tea".

  黑龙江 (hēilóngjiāng), a river/province in north-east of China, literally, it means "black dragon river"

  Both 乌龙 and 黑龙 mean "black dragon". What is the difference between them?

  In modern Chinese, 黑 (hēi) is the primary word for 'black' (noun or adjective) ;

  乌(wū) is used for 'dark' or 'blackish' only in some fixed phrases , idioms and names. For examples:

  黑发 (hēifà) black hair

  黑夜 (hēiyè) night

  黑板 (hēibǎn) blackboard

  黑马 (hēimǎ) dark horse (fig. unexpected winner)

  乌鸦 (wūyā) crow

  乌龙茶 (wūlóngchá) oolong tea

  乌云 (wūyún) dark clouds

  乌龟 (wūguī) tortoise

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