pale

pale1
adjective
  1. light in colour or having little colour
    （颜色）浅的；淡的
    choose pale floral patterns for walls.
    选用浅色花格装饰墙壁。
    ■(of a person's face complexion) having less colour than usual, typically as a result of shock, fear, or ill health
    （脸，脸色）苍白的
    she looked pale and drawn.
    她看上去苍白憔悴。
    ■(figurative)feeble and unimpressive
    (喻)软弱的；淡薄的
    it is a pale imitation of continental cheeses.
    这是欧洲奶酪的一种不太成功的仿制品。
verb
[no obj.]
  1. become pale in one's face from shock or fear
    脸因震惊、害怕而失色；发白
    I paled at the thought of what she might say.
    想到她可能会说什么我顿时脸色发白。
  2. seem less impressive or important
    显得逊色；相形失色
    all else pales by comparison.
    相比之下其他的都显得逊色。
    his own problems paled into insignificance compared to the plight of this child.
    与这个孩子的困境相比，他自己的问题显得微不足道。
派生
palely
adverb
paleness
noun
palish
adjective
语源
  1. Middle English: from Old French pale, from Latin pallidus; the verb is from Old French palir
pale2
noun
  1. a wooden stake or post used as an upright along with others to form a fence
    （做桩篱用的）板条；尖桩
    ■(figurative)a boundary
    (喻)界限；范围
    bring these things back within the pale of decency.
    使这些东西重新显得体面庄重。
    ■(archaic or historical)an area within determined bounds, or subject to a particular jurisdiction
    (古或史)管区，辖区
  2. (the Pale)(historical). another term for English Pale
    (史)。 同 English Pale
    ■the areas of Russia to which Jewish residence was restricted
    （俄国）犹太人居住区
  3. (Heraldry)a broad vertical stripe down the middle of a shield
    (纹章)（盾形中部的）垂直宽条
常用词组
beyond the pale
  1. outside the bounds of acceptable behaviour
    越轨的；为社会所不容的
    the language my father used was beyond the pale.
    我父亲的话超出了规范。
in pale
  1. (Heraldry)arranged vertically
    (纹章)竖置的
per pale
  1. (Heraldry)divided by a vertical line
    (纹章)被一直条一分为二的
语源
  1. Middle English: from Old French pal, from Latin palus 'stake'
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