pallor /ˈpælər/(名词 n.)指面色苍白、没有血色的状态,通常因恐惧、疾病、震惊或缺乏日照而引起。
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She noticed the pallor of his face and asked if he was feeling well.
她注意到他脸色苍白,便问他是否感觉还好。
A deathly pallor crept over the soldier's features as the wound continued to bleed, and the medic knew there was no time to waste.
随着伤口不断流血,一种死一般的苍白爬上了那名士兵的面庞,医护兵知道已刻不容缓。
pallor 源自拉丁语 pallor,意为"苍白、失色",其词根为拉丁语动词 pallēre(变苍白)。该词在14世纪左右经由拉丁语直接进入英语。与之同源的还有形容词 pale(苍白的)和 pallid(苍白无力的),它们都共享同一个拉丁词根,核心含义指颜色的缺失与衰退。