yellow學測 L2KK [ˈjɛlo] ｜ /ˈjɛloʊ/
黃色·黃色的；黃的·泛黃的·變黃·膽小的；懦弱的
學測基本色彩字，藏著顏色與個性雙重意義
The old photograph had turned yellow with age.
山姆上台演講前，害怕得臉色發黃。
義項
檸檬黃A1noun黃色
The little girl chose a bright yellow for her new kite.
小女孩幫新風箏選了鮮豔的黃色。
bright yellowpale yellow
黃色洋裝A1adjective黃色的；黃的
She wore a bright yellow dress that matched the sunny day.
她穿了一件亮黃色的洋裝，與晴朗的天氣相襯。
a yellow dressa yellow flower
泛黃書頁A1adjective泛黃的
The old book's pages had turned yellow.
這本舊書的書頁已經泛黃。
yellowed pagesan old yellowed photo
樹葉轉黃A1verb變黃
The leaves began to yellow in the fall.
秋天時，樹葉開始變黃。
begin to yellowyellow with age
臨陣逃跑A1adjective膽小的；懦弱的
Everyone called him yellow because he ran away from the fight.
大家都說他膽小，因為他臨陣逃跑。
片語
yellow light黃燈警示 →號誌黃燈，提醒減速
the yellow pages電話黃頁 →分類電話簿統稱黃頁
turn yellow書頁泛黃 →顏色轉黃，常指老舊
a yellow card足球黃牌 →球場警告用的黃牌
你會不會這樣說？
'Everyone called him yellow because he ran away from the fight.' 這裡的 yellow 最接近哪個意思？(A) 顏色 (B) 膽小 (C) 泛黃
看答案
(B)
yellow 在此指人格特質「膽小」，不是顏色本身。
The leaves began to ___ in the fall. (yellow / yellowish)
看答案
yellow
begin to 後接原形動詞，yellow 在此當動詞，意思是變黃。
字族
yellowish 微黃的；淡黃色的