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Two things, joined. First, a person: Titian (about 1490–1576) was one of the greatest painters of Venice, in Italy. He painted religious pictures, portraits of kings and popes, and scenes from Greek and Roman myths, and he is famous above all for colour — deep reds, warm skin, glowing cloth.
Two things, joined兩件事合在一起 First, a person首先是一個人 Titian (about 1490–1576) was one of the greatest painters of Venice, in Italy提香(Titian，約1490–1576)是義大利威尼斯最偉大的畫家之一 He painted religious pictures, portraits of kings and popes, and scenes from Greek and Roman myths他畫過宗教畫、國王和教宗的肖像，還有希臘羅馬神話的場景 and he is famous above all for colour而他最有名的就是用色 deep reds, warm skin, glowing cloth像深紅色、溫潤的膚色、發光的布料
Second, a colour word taken from his paintings: 'titian' hair is a rich reddish-brown or orange-red, the colour of the hair he so often painted on women. In this colour sense it is used mostly about hair, sounds slightly literary or old-fashioned, and appears in novels more than in speech.
Second, a colour word taken from his paintings第二個是從他的畫作衍生出來的顏色用字 'titian' hair is a rich reddish-brown or orange-red「titian」形容的頭髮是濃郁的紅棕色或橘紅色 the colour of the hair he so often painted on women也就是他常常畫在女性身上的那種髮色 In this colour sense it is used mostly about hair用在顏色這個意思上時，主要是形容頭髮 sounds slightly literary or old-fashioned聽起來有點文學性或老派 and appears in novels more than in speech出現在小說裡的機會比在口語裡多
Note the capital letter for the painter; the colour word is written both ways. The English pronunciation is 'TISH-un' — two — not like the Italian 'Tiziano'.
Note the capital letter for the painter要注意，指畫家時字首要大寫 the colour word is written both ways顏色這個用法則大小寫都有人寫 The English pronunciation is 'TISH-un'英文發音是「TISH-un」 two syllables兩個音節 not like the Italian 'Tiziano'跟義大利文的「Tiziano」唸法不一樣
組成A person's name used as a word. Italian 'Tiziano' → English 'Titian'. The colour is named after the painter because that shade of red-brown hair appears again and again in his pictures.
原始詞典資料6 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
Titianadj/ˈtɪʃən/
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Of or relating to Titus Tatius, a king of the Sabines according to the Roman foundation myth.
- Upon his return from Africa, he was honoured with the triumphal ornaments, and admitted among the Titian prieſts, and the prieſts of Auguſtus.
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Of or relating to the Roman emperor Titus (r. 79–81 AD).
- On the Titian arch it is sculptured, but remains now in only a mutilated state; […]
Titianname/ˈtɪʃən/
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A male given name from Latin, equivalent to Italian Tiziano, notably used in reference to
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A male given name from Latin, equivalent to Italian Tiziano, notably used in reference to
- There are no evidences in these days of Michelangelos and Titians, who at the age of eighty or ninety could turn out stronger work than our people of thirty and forty today! Nowhere else in the world is there any such evidence. But there is a sympathy, a tenderness of understanding in these modern painters which is as typical of this age, as the titanic :power of the Tintorettos and Titians.
titiannoun/ˈtɪʃən/
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A bright auburn colour, tinted with gold.
titianadj/ˈtɪʃən/
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Of a bright auburn colour, tinted with gold, especially in reference to hair.
- It was not the kind of face he had expected to see at all. It was young, smooth-skinned, heart-shaped, surrounded by an aura of vivid titian hair that coiled luxuriantly.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。