be/look + pallid
pallid 作表语时,常与 look、seem 等系动词连用,描述人的脸色苍白。
He looked pallid and drawn after the night shift.
上完夜班后,他看起来面色苍白、形容憔悴。
苍白的;无血色的
pallidest — superlative of pallid
先理解核心含义,再看它在真实句子里的用法。
苍白的;无血色的
abnormally pale, especially from illness or distress
He looked pallid and drawn after the night shift.
上完夜班后,他看起来面色苍白、形容憔悴。
常指脸色因病或情绪而苍白
显得虚弱、苍白或无精打采的。
Appearing weak, pale, or wan.
After the long flight, her face looked pallid and she needed to sit down.
长途飞行后,她脸色苍白,需要坐下来。
He felt so nervous that his pallid hands trembled as he opened the letter.
他紧张得苍白的手在拆信时颤抖。
The doctor noticed the child's pallid complexion and recommended plenty of rest.
医生注意到孩子苍白的脸色,建议多休息。
pallid 作表语时,常与 look、seem 等系动词连用,描述人的脸色苍白。
He looked pallid and drawn after the night shift.
上完夜班后,他看起来面色苍白、形容憔悴。
作定语修饰光线等事物时,表示“暗淡的、微弱的”。
The pallid winter sunlight offered little warmth.
冬日惨淡的阳光几乎提供不了什么温暖。
这一结构用 with 引出导致苍白的原因,常见于文学作品。
Her face was pallid with terror at the sound.
听到那声音,她吓得脸色苍白。
Not this
He pallid when he saw the blood.
Use this
He turned pallid when he saw the blood.
pallid 是形容词,不能单独作谓语动词。表示“变得苍白”须借助连系动词 turn(也可用 become/go),构成系表结构,所以改为 turned pallid。
Not this
The pallid of her face frightened the child.
Use this
The pallid look of her face frightened the child.
pallid 是形容词,不能直接用作名词表示“苍白”。保留 pallid 并为它补充被修饰的名词 look,使其作定语,句子结构才完整;若想用名词,应改用 pallor。
Not this
Her face was pallid by fear.
Use this
Her face was pallid with fear.
pallid 后接引起这种状态的原因时,常用介词 with(如 with fear/anger),表示“因……而苍白”;by 通常引出动作施动者,不用于这种情绪原因,因此应改为 with。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
苍白的面容
He looked at her pallid face and asked if she was ill.
他看着她苍白的面容,问她是不是病了。
暗淡的月光
The old house loomed in the pallid moonlight.
那座老宅在暗淡的月光下隐约显现。
拙劣的模仿
The remake is a pallid imitation of the classic.
这部翻拍片是对经典作品的拙劣模仿。
乏力的表现
The team's pallid performance disappointed their fans.
球队乏力的表现令球迷失望。
平淡乏味的文笔
Critics complained about the author's pallid prose.
批评家们抱怨这位作者平淡乏味的文笔。
在这苍白惨淡的帕拉斯半身像上,就在我房门上方;
In Edgar Allan Poe's poem 'The Raven', the raven perches on the pallid bust of Pallas, and 'pallid' captures the pale, lifeless atmosphere of the speaker's grief.
在埃德加·爱伦·坡的诗《乌鸦》中,乌鸦停在帕拉斯苍白无神的半身像上,“pallid”一词描绘出说话者悲伤中苍白而毫无生气的氛围。
Use pallidest naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
联想记忆:pallid 里藏着 pale(苍白)和 lid(眼睑)——眼睑苍白,神情暗淡,毫无生气。
语域:formal 常见场景:医学描述(如面色)、文学描写(如光线、环境)、正式评价(如评论作品缺乏生气) pallid 多用于正式或书面语,比较常见于医学描述、文学描写和正式评论,口语或非正式场合很少用。
比较级为 pallider,最高级为 pallidest。
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