
paled
词源
源自中古英语 'palen',来自古法语 'palir',最终源自拉丁语 'pallere'(意为变得苍白)。
verb
❶ 指颜色变淡或失去鲜艳度,常用来描述脸色因恐惧、疾病等变得苍白。
“Her face paled when she heard the bad news.”
(听到坏消息时,她的脸色变得苍白。)
“The flowers paled after being in the sun for too long.”
(花朵在阳光下暴晒太久后褪色了。)
❶ 指某事物因另一事物而显得逊色或不如以前重要。
“His achievements paled beside those of his brother.”
(他的成就与他兄弟相比显得逊色。)
“The movie's special effects paled in comparison to the book's vivid descriptions.”
(电影的特效与书中生动的描述相比显得苍白无力。)
adjective
❶ 形容颜色变淡或苍白的状态,常指因缺乏阳光、健康不佳等导致。
“The paled leaves indicated the plant needed more sunlight.”
(变淡的叶子表明这株植物需要更多阳光。)
“She looked paled and tired after the long journey.”
(长途旅行后她看起来脸色苍白且疲惫。)
常见短语
paled into insignificance — 指某事物变得完全不重要或微不足道,通常是因为与其他更重要的事物比较。
“After seeing the devastation, our complaints paled into insignificance.”
(目睹灾难现场后,我们的抱怨变得微不足道。)
paled by comparison — 表示某事物与另一事物相比显得逊色或不如。
“The local team's performance paled by comparison to the national champions.”
(本地队伍的表现与全国冠军相比相形见绌。)