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sallow

UK //ˈsæləʊ//US //ˈsæloʊ//

词源

源自古英语 sealh(柳树),后引申为形容柳叶般的黄绿色;形容肤色的用法始于16世纪,可能因柳树皮颜色联想而来。

adjective

❶ 形容人的皮肤或脸色呈现不健康的黄色或苍白,通常因疾病、疲劳或营养不良导致。

“After weeks of illness, her face looked sallow and tired.”

(病了几周后,她的脸色蜡黄且疲惫。)

“The dim light made his sallow complexion appear even more sickly.”

(昏暗的光线让他蜡黄的脸色显得更加病态。)

同义词:pale, wan, jaundiced, pallid, sickly

noun

❶ 指柳树的一种,尤指黄华柳或类似低矮灌木柳树,常见于欧洲潮湿地区。

“The riverbank was lined with sallows, their branches dipping into the water.”

(河岸边长满了黄华柳,枝条垂入水中。)

“Basket weavers often use flexible sallow twigs for their craft.”

(编织篮子的工匠常用柔韧的黄华柳枝条。)

同义词:willow, osier, pussy willow

常见短语

sallow complexion — 专指不健康的黄褐色或苍白肤色,常用于医学或健康描述中。

“The doctor noted the patient's sallow complexion as a possible sign of liver dysfunction.”

(医生注意到病人蜡黄的脸色可能是肝功能异常的表现。)