xanthous

• 过时的形容词，意为黄色或微黄色的颜色，源自希腊语单词“xanthos”。在现代英语中很少使用，主要出现在科学或历史语境中。

An obsolete adjective meaning yellow or yellowish in color, derived from the Greek word 'xanthos'. It is rarely used in modern English, primarily appearing in scientific or historical contexts.

1. Yellow or yellowish in colorC2formal

   Describing something that has a yellow hue, similar to the color of an egg yolk.

   黄色的

   • The xanthous petals of the sunflower brightened the garden.
   • Her xanthous scarf stood out against the gray winter sky.
   • The artist used a xanthous pigment to capture the warmth of the sunset.

   同义词amberflaxengoldensaffronyellowyellowish