coloured用作定语,是指它所修饰的名词具有colour的特征,如:
coloured flags彩旗
coloured chalk彩色粉笔
cream-coloured奶油色的
brightly coloured curtains颜色鲜艳的窗廉
unusual coloured mark on a person’s skin at birth胎记,胎痣
WedecoratedtheChristmas tree with coloured lights.我们用彩色灯装饰圣诞树。
colourful用作定语,则指颜色的多样性或色彩的鲜艳性,意为“丰富多彩的”、“多彩的”、“艳丽的”,如:
colourful clouds彩云
colourful wings五颜六色的翅膀
They like to wear their colourful national dress.他们喜欢穿鲜艳的民族服装。
The colourful flags added to the gaiety of the occasion.彩旗给这次盛会增添了欢乐的气氛。