单词 | paleness |
释义 | palepale1 /peɪl/ ●●○ adjective 1having a much whiter skin color than usual, especially because you are sick, worried, frightened, etc.: You look kind of pale. Are you feeling okay? a pale complexion2lighter than the usual color OPP dark: pale blue eyes► see thesaurus at light2 → deep1 (5)3pale light is not bright: the pale light of early morning4a pale imitation/copy/shadow etc. (of something) an unimpressive or bad-quality copy of an earlier performance, movie, event, etc.: The cheese is a pale imitation of real Parmesan. [Origin: 1300–1400 Old French, Latin pallidus]—paleness noun [uncountable] |
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