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 description of the town lacked local colour.
  该镇的描写缺少乡土特色。
• 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
• These pit stops take place nearly every hour, usually away from the dusty roads in the shade of bougainvilleas and lotus trees, at glorious red-and-gold local temples that provide a feast of colour ( and a toilet).
  这种小憩几乎每个小时都有，通常是在远离布满灰尘的公路的叶子花和忘忧树的荫凉下，在当地提供色彩盛宴（和厕所）的壮观的金黄色寺庙中。
• We can write a general description using any of the guide books to the place, but we shall have to send a reporter there if we want to include some local colour.
  我们可根据任何一本导游书写出那地方的大致情况，但如果要加进地方色彩的话，我们还得派一个记者去那里。
• The Great Topic of Local Colour Literature
  乡土文学的大题目&略论20年代乡土文学对鲁迅的继承
• The Tragical Meaning in PENG Jia-huang's Local Colour Fiction
  彭家煌乡土小说的悲剧意蕴
• The art has stepped into the modern world from a folk art which is imbued with local colour.
  已经从具有浓厚乡土气息的民间艺术逐渐步入到现代化艺术的殿堂。
• King, whose former constituency was in the east end of London ( where she still lives), supports her local flea markets and believes in bringing an individual splash of colour to her wardrobe.
  金以前的选区在伦敦东区（她现在仍然住在这里），她支持本地跳蚤市场，愿意为衣橱注入个性化色彩。
• Local colour lends [ adds] peculiar interest to the novel.
  地方色彩给这部小说增加了兴味。
• 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。