1660s, "painting or drawing done in different tints of a single color," from Greek monochromos "of a single color," from monos "single, alone" (see mono-) + khroma (genitive khromatos) "color, complexion, skin" (see chroma). As an adjective from 1849. Photographic sense is recorded from 1940.
实用例句
1. Printing a black-and-white negative on to colour paper produces a similar monochrome effect.
将一张黑白底片冲印到彩色相纸上会产生相似的单色效果。来自柯林斯例句
2. He received praise for the atmospheric monochrome shots in David Lynch's The Elephant Man.
他在大卫·林奇的电影《象人》中所拍摄的那些渲染气氛的黑白镜头受到了好评。来自柯林斯例句
3. "Scene with a Winding River" (1827) is a near-monochrome portrayal of a wood infused with silvery light.
