| 单词 | palette |
| 释义 | palette (once / 3448 pages) 1n 2n A palette is a range of colors. It is also the board that artists use to hold and mix paint. Picture Picasso in his blue period: He is holding a palette on which you see a limited palette of blue tones. The meaning of the word palette has extended beyond actual colors to include figurative colors. A musician can use a palette of tones and modes. Either way it is a limited selection from all things available. Don't confuse this word with the homophone palate which refers to your sense of taste. Both words come to English through Old French but have different Latin roots. WORD FAMILYpalette: palettes USAGE EXAMPLESFor eye shadows, I usually mix between a YSL palette and the Urban Decay earth tones. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) Throughout the finished film — lent a brooding quality by its stark landscapes; misty, desaturated palette; and figures often seen in silhouette — his influence is unmistakable. New York Times(Dec 30, 2016) Specifically, she mentions Anita Baker, a vocalist with a similarly expansive palette. Washington Post(Dec 28, 2016) 1 1n board that provides a flat surface on which artists mix paints and the range of colors used Syn|Hyper pallet board a flat piece of material designed for a special purpose 2n the range of colour characteristic of a particular artist or painting or school of art 2Syn|Hyper pallet ambit, compass, orbit, range, reach, scope an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet" n one of the rounded armor plates at the armpits of a suit of armor Syn|Hyper pallette armor plate, armor plating, armour plate, plate armor, plate armour specially hardened steel plate used to protect fortifications or vehicles from enemy fire |
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