ultramarine
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ul·tra·ma·rine /ˌʌltrəməˈriːn◂/ noun [uncountable] CCa very bright blue colour 佛青色，群青色 —ultramarine adjective
Examples from the Corpus
ultramarine• The mass effect was of a light but most brilliant ultramarine.• He was gliding softly through the water towards the deep ultramarine stain the sloop made in the brimming blackness all around.Origin ultramarine (1500-1600) Medieval Latin ultramarinus “coming from beyond the sea”; because the substance it was made from was originally brought from Asiaul·tra·ma·rine nounChineseSyllable
blue a Corpus bright colour very
ultramarine
ul‧tra‧ma‧rine /ˌʌltrəməˈriːn◂/
noun [uncountable]
—ultramarine adjective
ul‧tra‧ma‧rine /ˌʌltrəməˈriːn◂/
noun [uncountable] Date: 1500-1600
Language: Medieval Latin
Origin: ultramarinus 'coming from beyond the sea'; because the substance it was made from was originally brought from Asia
a very bright blue colourLanguage: Medieval Latin
Origin: ultramarinus 'coming from beyond the sea'; because the substance it was made from was originally brought from Asia
—ultramarine adjective