beyond the pale of sth
the pale of sth 表示某事物的界限或范围，前面常用 beyond（超出）或 within（在……之内）。
Such rudeness is beyond the pale of acceptable behaviour.
这种无礼行为超出了可接受行为的界限。
尖木桩；篱笆条
pales — plural of pale
界限；范围；盾徽中央的竖条；奶酪勺；木桩；尖桩。；构成栅栏的一部分的木条
A pointed wooden stake or picket, especially one forming part of a fence.
木桩；尖桩。
A wooden stake; a picket.
构成栅栏的一部分的木条
a wooden strip forming part of a fence
界限,范围(尤用于of之前)
Limits, bounds (especially before of).
盾牌中央的垂直条纹。
A vertical band down the middle of a shield.
奶酪勺
A cheese scoop.
The farmer hammered a pale into the ground to mark the boundary.
农夫把一根栅栏木板条锤进地里以标记边界。
用法提示：pale做名词，表示栅栏的木板条
One of the pales in the old fence had rotted and needed replacement.
旧栅栏中的一根木板条已经腐烂，需要更换。
用法提示：pales是pale的复数形式，指多根木板条
He painted each pale white to give the fence a clean look.
他把每根木板条刷成白色，使栅栏看起来干净整洁。
用法提示：pale做名词，具体指栅栏的组成部分
the pale of sth 表示某事物的界限或范围，前面常用 beyond（超出）或 within（在……之内）。
Such rudeness is beyond the pale of acceptable behaviour.
这种无礼行为超出了可接受行为的界限。
作“木桩、尖桩”讲时可数，复数为 pales。
The farmer drove a pale into the ground to mark the boundary.
农夫把一根木桩打进地里，标出边界。
pales 常指栅栏上一根根竖立的木条。
The pales of the old fence had turned grey with age.
旧栅栏的木条因年久而变灰了。
grammar · medium
易错句子The farmer built the fence out of pale.
正确表达The farmer built the fence out of pales.
pale 表示“篱笆条、木桩”时是可数名词，指一根木条；表示多根时必须用复数 pales。汉语名词没有单复数变化，学习者常忘记加复数词尾。
grammar · medium
易错句子Such rude behavior is outside pale of acceptable conduct.
正确表达Such rude behavior is outside the pale of acceptable conduct.
pale 表示“界限、范围”时是名词，常用结构为 the pale of...，前面必须有定冠词 the。汉语没有冠词，学习者容易漏掉 the。
越出常轨；不可接受
His rude remarks were completely beyond the pale.
他粗鲁的言论完全越出了常轨。
在可接受的范围内
Such jokes are still within the pale of good taste.
这类玩笑仍在良好品味的范围之内。
法律的界限；法律管辖范围
The new rules brought many small firms within the pale of the law.
新规定把许多小公司纳入了法律的管辖范围。
用木条围成的栅栏
The old garden was enclosed by a fence of pales.
那座旧花园被一圈木条栅栏围了起来。
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