Word · Frequency #24677
pallor
苍白；青白
an unnatural paleness of the skin, often caused by illness or emotion
- 1.
Unnatural paleness, especially as a sign of sickness or distress.
不自然的苍白,尤指疾病或痛苦的表现。
- 2.
unnatural lack of color in the skin (as from bruising or sickness or emotional distress)
皮肤不自然的苍白(如因瘀伤、疾病或情绪困扰)
不自然的苍白,尤指疾病或痛苦的表现。；皮肤不自然的苍白(如因瘀伤、疾病或情绪困扰)；苍白；青白；[医] 苍白
In use
Her pallor worried the doctor.
His sudden pallor showed how frightened he was.
The nurse noticed the patient's pallor and called for help.
pallor in [body part]
The doctor noticed a pallor in her skin.
医生注意到她皮肤苍白。
pallor from [cause]
pallor 常与 in 连用表示部位，与 from 连用表示原因。
His pallor from exhaustion was obvious.
他因疲惫而面色苍白，这很明显。
Common mistakes
When he heard the news, his face turned pallor.When he heard the news, his face turned pale.
pallor 是名词，表示“苍白（状态）”；而 turn 作系动词时后面要接形容词，所以应改为 pale。
Connections
Collocations
- deathly pallor
- 死一般的苍白
- His deathly pallor scared his friends.他死一般的苍白吓坏了他的朋友们。
- sickly pallor
- 病态的苍白
- After the long winter, she had a sickly pallor.漫长的冬天过后，她面带病态的苍白。
- waxy pallor
- 蜡样的苍白
- The doctor noted the child's waxy pallor and ordered blood tests.医生注意到孩子蜡样的苍白，于是安排了血液检查。
- facial pallor
- 面部苍白
- Facial pallor is often seen in cases of shock.面部苍白常见于休克病例。
Synonyms
- paleness
- （皮肤）苍白；缺乏血色 · 最通用、最中性，可指天生的白或暂时性苍白；口语和书面都常用，直接替换pallor时略不正式。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想 pale（苍白），看到 pallor 就想到病人苍白的脸。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：正式写作、医疗描述 pallor 是比较正式和书面化的用词，多用于文学作品或医疗描述，表示脸色苍白；日常口语中更常说 paleness。通常不用在随意对话里。
Pronunciation & Spelling
在标注的英式发音中，只有 Allah /ˈælə/ 与 pallor /ˈpælə/ 真正押韵。pale、pal、pall、dollar、pallid 都是形近但不同音：pale /peɪl/ 读双元音，pal /pæl/ 和 pall /pɔːl/ 是单音节，没有 /lə/ 尾；dollar /ˈdɒlə/ 元音不同；pallid /ˈpælɪd/ 以 /ɪd/ 结尾。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.