true blue

短语

不褪色的蓝色

发音

UK /ˌtɹuː ˈbluː/
CA /ˌtɹu ˈblu/
US /ˌtɹu ˈblu/
AU /ˌtɹʉː ˈblʉː/
NZ /ˌtɹʉː ˈblʉː/
SCOT /ˌtɹʉː ˈblʉː/
IN /ˌʈɾuː ˈbluː/

词形变化

true blues 复数

别名

true-blue

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A faithful partisan or supporter of a cause, person, political party, etc.

    可数 不可数
  2. 2.

    A blue dye from Coventry, England, famous for not washing out.

    历史 不可数 可数
  3. 3.

    A precisely defined pure blue, as for example web color #0000FF = RGB(0,0,255).

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adj.
  1. 1.

    Steadfastly faithful or loyal; unwavering in loyalty; staunch, true.

    He was a true blue supporter, and would not listen to what he supposed to be the lies of the opposition.

  2. 2.

    Steadfastly faithful or loyal; unwavering in loyalty; staunch, true.

    Patriotic.

  3. 3.

    Steadfastly faithful or loyal; unwavering in loyalty; staunch, true.

    Of or pertaining to the (historical) Tory, and now the Conservative, political party; hence, steadfastly conservative.

    英国
  4. 4.

    Steadfastly faithful or loyal; unwavering in loyalty; staunch, true.

    Of or pertaining to the Scottish Presbyterian or Whig political party in the 17th century; hence, steadfastly Presbyterian.

    苏格兰 历史
  5. 5.

    Representing the true essence of something; authentic, genuine, honest.

  6. 6.

    Representing the true essence of something; authentic, genuine, honest.

    Representing authentic Australian culture, values, etc.

    澳大利亚 非正式
  7. 7.

    Aristocratic by birth.

    英国
  8. 8.

    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see true, blue.

词汇关系

形容词

近义相关 1

loyal

词源

Endocentric compound of true (“loyal, faithful”, adjective) + blue (“steadfastly faithful or loyal”, adjective). The symbolism of the colour blue as representing constancy, faithfulness, loyalty, and truth may derive from the constant colour of the sky, or the tendency of certain blue dyes to resist fading, especially those made in Coventry. Adjective senses 1.1.2 (“of or pertaining to the Tory, and now the Conservative, political party”) and 1.1.3 (“of or pertaining to the Scottish Presbyterian or Whig political party in the 17th century”) probably both allude to sense 1 (“steadfastly faithful or loyal”). Sense 1.1.2 may also allude to sense 1.1.3 which is older, and sense 1.1.3 may partly allude to the blue colour of the flag of Scotland.

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