local colour

英 [ˌləʊkl ˈkʌlə(r)]

美 [ˌloʊkl ˈkʌlər]

n.  (文艺作品的)地方特色，乡土色彩

牛津词典

noun

• （文艺作品的）地方特色，乡土色彩
  the typical things, customs, etc. in a place that make it interesting, and that are used in a picture, story or film/movie to make it seem real

柯林斯词典

in AM, use 美国英语用 local color


• N-UNCOUNT 地方色彩；乡土特色；时代特色
  Local colouris used to refer to customs, traditions, dress, and other things which give a place or period of history its own particular character.
  1. The fishing boat harbour was usually bustling with lots of local colour.
     该渔港通常都是一派热闹繁忙的景象，很有地方色彩。

双语例句

• The director of a local tourist office, Meng Fanying, said the monster, which seemed to be black in colour, was ten metres from the edge of the lake during the most recent sighting.
  当地的旅游办公室主任孟凡迎说，最近有人看见怪物就在离湖边十米的地方，怪物的颜色似乎是黑色的。
• The petrified wood fossils are collected by local indigenous people and farmers, selected for size and colour and then hand crafted and polished to produce stunning tables, chairs and sculptures.
  这些木化石全都由当地居民和农夫所采集，根据其尺寸和颜色再进行不同选材，之后再经过手工加工，打光，制作出了让人叹为观止的桌椅以及各种雕塑。
• Many states in America hold some festive activities with strong local colour around New Year's Day.
  在美国，许多州在元旦期间都会举行极富地方色彩的庆祝活动。
• Retention of the local colour of the community and the historical characteristics of different districts.
  保留有关社区的原有地方色彩和不同地区的历史特色。
• On the Basic State of the Chinese Local Colour Novelty in the 20~( th) Century in View of the Creative Method
  从创作方法看20世纪中国乡土小说的基本形态
• "The three types" and "the three stages" made up the basic state of the Chinese local colour novelty in the whole 20th century.
  共时性上的三大类型与历时性上的三大阶段是作为整体的20世纪中国乡土小说的基本形态。
• It has rich local colour because of the description of beautiful natural scenery and natural folk customs.
  它因秀美的自然风光、淳朴的民风民俗的描绘而具有浓郁的地方色彩。
• It all gives local colour to the book.
  这一切给本书增添了地方色彩。
• The fishing boat harbour was usually bustling with lots of local colour.
  该渔港通常都是一派热闹繁忙的景象，很有地方色彩。
• The Tragical Meaning in PENG Jia-huang's Local Colour Fiction
  彭家煌乡土小说的悲剧意蕴