英和和英

語源

Borrowed from French cerise (mid 19th century), itself from Vulgar Latin ceresia, from Latin cerasium. Doublet of cherry and kirsch.

発音

• IPA: /səˈɹiːz/, /səˈɹiːs/
• 韻: -iːz, -iːs

名詞

cerise (countable and uncountable, plural cerises)

1. A deep, bright red colour tinted with pink.

   cerise:  

   • 1927, Dhan Gopal Mukerji, Gay-Neck, the Story of a Pigeon, E.P. Dutton & Co., page 67:

     Before us lay the autumn tinted woods glimmering in gold, purple, green, and cerise.

   • 1980, Donald Pavey, Color, page 116:

     His bold patterns in vivid colours predated the arrival in Paris of the Ballets Russes, though his later designs reflect the canary yellows, bright blues, jades, cerises […]

派生語

• Hollywood cerise

形容詞

cerise (comparative more cerise, superlative most cerise)

1. (of textiles, especially silk) Cherry-colored; a light bright red.

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