"wan" in Chinese (Traditional)
蒼白的無血色的
Definition
看起來蒼白或病態,通常因為疲勞、生病或受到驚嚇。也指顯得虛弱、無力、缺乏色彩。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
“wan”是正式和文學用語,不常用於日常對話。常用於描寫人的臉色,有時描述太陽或月亮蒼白或無力。多帶詩意或戲劇效果。不要與“waning”(減弱)或“one”(數字一)混淆。
Examples
Her face looked wan after the long illness.
她生病很久後,臉色變得很**蒼白**。
He gave me a wan smile.
他給了我一個**無力的**微笑。
The child was wan and tired after staying up all night.
孩子熬夜之後看起來很**蒼白**和疲憊。
She managed a wan laugh, trying to hide her sadness.
她努力擠出一絲**蒼白的**笑聲,試圖掩飾自己的悲傷。
His face was wan, as though the news had drained all the color from him.
他的臉很**蒼白**,彷彿那消息把所有色彩都帶走了。
Under the cold wan light of early morning, the city felt empty.
在清晨寒冷**蒼白**的光線下,這座城市顯得很空曠。