"wan" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 苍白的
• 无血色的

Definition

看起来苍白或病态，通常因为疲劳、生病或受到惊吓。也指显得虚弱、无力、缺乏色彩。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

“wan”是正式和文学用词，不常用于日常对话。常用于描写人的脸色，有时形容太阳或月亮显得苍白或无力。多带诗意或戏剧效果。不要与“waning”（减弱）或“one”（数字一）混淆。

Examples

Her face looked wan after the long illness.

她生病很久后，脸色变得很**苍白**。

He gave me a wan smile.

他给了我一个**无力的**微笑。

The child was wan and tired after staying up all night.

孩子熬夜之后看起来很**苍白**和疲惫。

She managed a wan laugh, trying to hide her sadness.

她努力挤出一丝**苍白的**笑声，试图掩饰自己的悲伤。

His face was wan, as though the news had drained all the color from him.

他的脸很**苍白**，仿佛那消息把所有色彩都带走了。

Under the cold wan light of early morning, the city felt empty.

在清晨寒冷**苍白**的光线下，这座城市显得很空旷。