pallid
英 ['p?l?d]
美['p?l?d]
- adj. 苍白的；暗淡的；无生气的
英英释意
- 1. abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or emotional distress;
- "the pallid face of the invalid"
- "her wan face suddenly flushed"
- 2. (of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble;
- "the pale light of a half moon"
- "a pale sun"
- "the late afternoon light coming through the el tracks fell in pale oblongs on the street"
- "a pallid sky"
- "the pale (or wan) stars"
- "the wan light of dawn"
- 3. lacking in vitality or interest or effectiveness;
- "a pale rendition of the aria"
- "pale prose with the faint sweetness of lavender"
- "a pallid performance"