ivory

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象牙是一种坚硬的乳白色材料,来自大象的牙齿,常用于制作工艺品或形容类似颜色。

用法要点

名词用法

作为名词时,ivory 通常指象牙材料本身,或引申为乳白色。常用于描述物品的颜色或材质,如 ivory tower 比喻脱离现实的学术环境。

• ivory carving
• ivory color
• ivory tower

形容词用法

作为形容词时,ivory 描述由象牙制成的物品或类似乳白色的颜色。常与名词搭配,如 ivory keys 指钢琴的象牙键。

• ivory keys
• ivory handle
• ivory dress

介词搭配

ivory 常与介词 of 或 in 连用,表示来源或状态,如 made of ivory 指由象牙制成,in ivory 指象牙色。

• made of ivory
• in ivory
• carved from ivory

基础例句

She bought a beautiful ivory necklace at the market.

她在市场买了一条漂亮的象牙项链。

The piano has old ivory keys that need cleaning.

这架钢琴有旧的象牙键需要清洁。

He prefers the ivory color for his wedding dress.

他更喜欢他的婚纱是乳白色的。

高级例句

The international ban on ivory trade aims to protect endangered elephants.

国际象牙贸易禁令旨在保护濒危大象。

In academic circles, the ivory tower metaphor criticizes detachment from real-world issues.

在学术界,象牙塔的比喻批评了脱离现实问题的现象。

The museum's collection includes ancient ivory artifacts from Africa.

博物馆的藏品包括来自非洲的古代象牙工艺品。

高频搭配

verb

carve ivorypolish ivorytrade ivoryprotect ivorycollect ivory

adjective

white ivorysmooth ivoryancient ivoryfake ivoryprecious ivory

noun

ivory towerivory tradeivory keysivory carvingivory color

adverb

finely carved ivoryhighly polished ivoryillegally traded ivory

preposition

made of ivoryin ivoryfrom ivorywith ivoryon ivory

phrase

ivory tower syndromeivory trade banivory white shade

常见错误

❌ 错误:This table is made by ivory.
✓ 正确:This table is made of ivory.

错误使用了介词 by,正确应用 of 表示材料来源,因为 made of 指由某种材料制成。

❌ 错误:She wears an ivory dress that looks like elephant.
✓ 正确:She wears an ivory dress that is the color of ivory.

错误地将 ivory 直接与大象比较,应明确描述颜色,因为 ivory 作为颜色时指乳白色,而非大象本身。

近义词辨析

bone

bone 泛指动物骨骼,而 ivory 特指大象的牙齿,更珍贵且常用于高档工艺品。

The artifact is carved from ivory, not bone, making it more valuable.

cream

cream 描述浅黄色或乳脂色,较通用;ivory 特指乳白色,带点淡黄,常用于形容象牙或类似颜色。

The walls are painted in ivory, which has a warmer tone than plain cream.