black-and-white

• يصف شيئًا محددًا بوضوح لا تدرج فيه ولا مناطق رمادية، ويُستخدم للدلالة على نظرة مبسطة أو مطلقة للأمور، أو للصور والأفلام الخالية من الألوان.

Describes something that is clearly defined, with no shades of gray; often used to refer to a simplistic or absolute view of a situation, or to images in black and white.

1. Lacking colorA2formal

   Consisting of only black and white colors, without any shades of gray or other hues.

   أبيض وأسود

   • The old photograph was black-and-white.
   • She prefers black-and-white movies over color ones.
   • The zebra has black-and-white stripes.

2. Incapable of producing colorA2formal

   Describing a device or medium that cannot display or reproduce colors.

   أبيض وأسود

   • The printer is only black-and-white.
   • He bought a black-and-white television set.
   • The newspaper is printed in black-and-white.

   المرادفاتachromaticcolorlessmonochromaticmonochrome

   الأضدادcolorcoloredcoloured

3. Clear-cut or absoluteB2formal

   Describing a situation or issue that is seen as having only two clear, opposing sides, without any gray areas.

   واضح لا لبس فيه

   • The issue is not black-and-white; there are many nuances.
   • He sees the world in black-and-white terms.
   • The debate was presented as a black-and-white choice.

   المرادفاتabsolutebinarycategoricalclear-cutdefinitedichotomousdistinctpolarunambiguous

   الأضدادambiguousequivocalgraygreymultifaceted