whiteness

• 名词，指白的性质或状态，可表示最亮的无彩色、道德纯洁或无辜的状态，也可指较浅的肤色。

A noun referring to the quality or state of being white, which can describe the achromatic color of greatest lightness, the state of being morally pure or innocent, or the lightness or fairness of complexion.

不可数

1. Color qualityB1formal

   The quality or state of the achromatic color of greatest lightness, bearing the least resemblance to black.

   白色

   • The whiteness of the snow was blinding in the sunlight.
   • She admired the perfect whiteness of the freshly painted walls.
   • The artist used different shades to capture the whiteness of the clouds.

   同义词palenesspallorwhite

   反义词blackness

2. Purity or innocenceB2formal

   The state of being unsullied by sin or moral wrong; lacking a knowledge of evil.

   纯洁或无辜

   • The whiteness of her soul was evident in her kind deeds.
   • In many cultures, whiteness symbolizes purity and innocence.
   • The poem spoke of the whiteness of a child's heart.

   同义词cleannessinnocencepurityspotlessness

   反义词corruptionevilguiltimpuritysinwickedness

3. B2formal

   Lightness or fairness of skin complexion.

   白皙肤色

   • Her whiteness was striking against the dark background.
   • The historical novel often described the whiteness of the heroine's skin.
   • In some societies, whiteness of complexion was historically prized.

   同义词fairnesslightnesspalenesspallor

   反义词blacknessdarknessswarthiness