black-and-white

• Описывает что-то четко определенное, без оттенков серого; часто используется для обозначения упрощенного или абсолютного взгляда на ситуацию, или для изображений в черно-белом цвете.

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.

   Чёрно-белый

   • 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.

   Черно-белый

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

   Synonymsachromaticcolorlessmonochromaticmonochrome

   Antonymscolorcoloredcoloured

3. Clear-cut or absoluteB2formal

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

   Однозначный

   • 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.

   Synonymsabsolutebinarycategoricalclear-cutdefinitedichotomousdistinctpolarunambiguous

   Antonymsambiguousequivocalgraygreymultifaceted