pall

英 [pɔːl] 美[pɔl]
  • n. 幕;棺罩;遮盖物
  • vt. 覆盖;使乏味
  • vi. 走味
  • n. (Pall)人名;(英、德、罗、瑞典)帕尔

GRE低频词

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;

助记提示


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。

中文词源


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。

英文词源


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.

双语例句


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