
pall基本信息
读法:英 [pɔːl] 美 [pɔl]
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英英释义
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中英词源
pall 厌倦,厌烦
缩写自appall,震惊,害怕,来自ap-,向,-pall,苍白,惨白,词源同pale,pallor.引申词义厌恶,厌倦,厌烦。
- pall (n.)
- Old English pæll "rich cloth or cloak, purple robe, altar cloth," from Latin pallium "cloak, coverlet, covering," in Tertullian, the garment worn by Christians instead of the Roman toga; related to pallo "robe, cloak," palla "long upper garment of Roman women," perhaps from the root of pellis "skin." Notion of "cloth spread over a coffin" (mid-15c.) led to figurative sense of "dark, gloomy mood" (1742).
- pall (v.)
- "become tiresome," 1700, from Middle English pallen "to become faint, fail in strength" (late 14c.), shortened form of appallen "to dismay, fill with horror or disgust" (see appall). Related: Palled; palling.
词态变化
第三人称单数 palls;
过去式 palled;
过去分词 palled;
现在分词 palling;
权威造句
- 1. A pall of oily black smoke drifted over the cliff-top.
- 一团油腻的黑色烟雾飘到悬崖顶上。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. When the barge reached the shrine, acolytes removed the pall.
- 当驳船抵达圣地时,辅祭除去了柩衣。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. We don"t want to cast a pall over the festivities.
- 我们不想给庆典蒙上阴影。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. It"s one of the few delights that never pall.
- 它是几种永不使人乏味的乐事之一.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 5. The unrest has cast a pall over what is usually a day of national rejoicing.
- 动荡的局势给往常举国欢庆的日子蒙上了阴影。
来自柯林斯例句
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单词分析
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记忆方法
1、pall- "cloak, coverlet, covering" => pall.
2、该词的第二层含义:shortened form of appall, 也就是由appall缩略而来。
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