| 单词 | pallor |
| 释义 | pallor (once / 1541 pages) n When you’ve got the flu, that pale, sickly color of your skin is called a pallor. Other causes of pallor include shock, stress, or 10 days spent indoors trying to beat your new video game. Pallor comes from the Latin word pallere, which just means to “be pale.” That’s easy enough to remember, right? Pallor, pale. Don’t make yourself sick trying to memorize it, or you might get an unhealthy pallor from the strain. WORD FAMILYpallor: pallors+/pale: pale-colored, paled, palely, paleness, paler, pales, palest, pallor, paly USAGE EXAMPLESKennedy’s tanned skin and vigorous performance contrasted vividly with the pallor of Nixon, who was recuperating from a staph infection. Washington Post(Dec 19, 2016) The expression on Stanley’s face is grave; his skin has an ashen pallor. New York Times(Sep 15, 2016) He sniffled; his skin possessed an unhealthy pallor. Salon(Sep 27, 2016) n unnatural lack of color in the skin (as from bruising or sickness or emotional distress) Syn|Hyper achromasia, lividity, lividness, luridness, paleness, pallidness, wanness complexion, skin color, skin colour the coloring of a person's face |
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