local colour
noun
mass noun
1
- the customs, manner of speech, dress, or other typical features of a place or period that contribute to its particular character地方色彩, 乡土特色, 本地风俗:
reporters in search of local colour and gossip.
探寻本地风俗和传闻的记者们。
2
- Art the actual colour of a thing in ordinary daylight, uninfluenced by the proximity of other colours【艺术】(物体在普通日光下的)自然色。