Definition
黑白有两个主要用法:字面指黑色和白色两种颜色,如‘黑白照片’;比喻指是非、善恶,常出现在‘黑白分明’(分清是非)、‘颠倒黑白’(混淆是非)等成语中。使用时注意根据语境区分是颜色义还是抽象义。
n.
black and white (color)right and wronggood and bad (figurative)
Examples
- 黑白,。Zhè zhāng zhàopiàn shì hēi bái de, kàn qǐlai hěn yǒu niándài gǎn.This photo is black-and-white, it looks very nostalgic.
- 黑白,。Zuòrén yào fēn de qīng hēi bái, bù néng wèile lìyì diāndǎo duì cuò.One must distinguish right from wrong; you can't twist right and wrong for personal gain.
- ,。Tā zǒng xǐhuan diāndǎo hēi bái, bǎ huài shì shuō chéng hǎo shì.He always likes to reverse black and white, calling bad things good.
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