颜色文化――白色

Ultimate Light

White is purity, cleanliness, and innocence. Like black, white goes well with almost any color.

Nature of White

To the human eye, white is a brilliant color that can cause headaches for some. Too much bright white can be blinding.

Culture of White

In most Western countries white is the color for brides. In the east, it’s the color for mourning and funerals. White is often associated with hospitals, especially doctors, nurses, and dentists. Some cultures viewed white as the color of royalty or of dieties. Angels are typically depicted as wearing white. In early Westerns the good guy wore white while the bad guy wore black.

Good White

White as the driven snow―pure, clean, innocent

White elephant―rare, valuable but perhaps unwanted

White knight―someone who comes to another person’s rescue, someone perceived as being good, noble

White list―list of good or acceptable items

White sale―sale of sheets, towels, other linens

Pearly white―teeth, especially very white teeth

Bad White

Whitewash―cover up, conceal

Whiteout―zero visibility

White flag―surrender

White lightning―moonshine, illegal whiskey

White elephant―rare, valuable but perhaps unwanted

White knuckle―something that is fast, exciting, or frightening

White Words:

These words are synonymous with white or represent various shades of the color white.

Snow, pearl, antique white, ivory, chalk, milk white, lily, smoke, seashell, old lace, cream, linen, ghost white, beige, cornsilk, alabaster, paper, whitewash.

基色

白色象征纯洁、洁净和天真。像黑色一样，白色可以和任何颜色搭配。

白色的特质

对于人类的眼晴来说，白色是一种会引起头痛的光亮色彩，看太多的白色会导致眼睛失明。

白色的文化

大多数西方国家里，新娘的婚纱是白色的。在东方，它出现在丧服和葬礼上。通常白色与医院相关，特别指医生、护士和牙医。白色在某些文化中还代表忠诚和责任。天使通常都穿着白色的衣服。在早期的西方，好人总是穿着白色而坏人总穿黑色。

与白色有关的褒义短语：

White as the driven snow ―― 纯洁，洁净，天真

White elephant ―― 稀有的，贵重的，但也许无用

White knight ―― 帮助别人的人，善良高贵的人

White list ―― 好的、合意的条款列表

White sale ―― 大减价，甩卖床单、毛巾等亚麻制品

Pearly white ―― 牙齿，特指很白的牙齿

与白色有关的贬义短语：

Whitewash ―― 掩饰，粉饰，隐瞒

Whiteout ―― 能见度为零（极地的一种大气光像）

White flag ―― 投降

White lightning ―― 私酿的烈酒(威士忌)或走私的酒

White elephant ―― 珍贵，有价值但是没用的东西

White knuckle ―― 快速的、令人兴奋或吃惊的东西

与白色有关的单词：

以下这些单词是白色的同义词或代表白色的不同含义。

雪, 珍珠, 古典白, 象牙, 粉笔, 乳白, 百合, 烟, 贝壳, 旧花边, 奶油,亚麻色,惨白, 米色,米绸色, 雪白, 纸, 粉饰。