pastel
英 ['pæst(ə)l]
美 [pæ'stɛl]
- adj. 柔和的；彩色蜡笔的，粉蜡笔的
- n. 粉蜡笔；粉蜡笔画
- n. (Pastel)人名；(法)帕斯泰尔
助记提示
1. paste => pastel.
2. literally "material reduced to a paste".
3. paste (浆糊，粘贴) + l 象枝笔，糊状物做的笔
中文词源
pastel 彩色粉笔，蜡笔来自paste,面团，-el,小词后缀。即小面团，后用于指揉成面团的颜料，彩色粉笔，蜡笔。
英文词源
- pastel (n.)
- 1660s, "crayons, chalk-like pigment used in crayons," from French pastel "crayon," from Italian pastello "a pastel," literally "material reduced to a paste," from Late Latin pastellus "dye from the leaves of the woad plant," diminutive of pasta (see pasta). Meaning "pale or light color" (like that of pastels) first recorded 1899. As an adjective from 1884.
双语例句
- 1. Wallpapers for children too often come only in sickly pastel shades.
- 给孩子们用的墙纸往往颜色苍白暗淡。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. This design is in pastel colours with three rectangles and three triangles.
- 这一设计由淡色的3个长方形和3个三角形构成。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. The rooms were decorated in delicate pastel shades.
- 房间都装修得色彩柔和.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 4. Any car you can buy off the shelf in a pastel pink has got to be saying something.
- 现货供应的任何一辆淡粉色汽车一定都有自己的卖点。
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. Gouache , pastel and ink on paper laid on board.
- 水粉画, 蜡笔和纸张上的油墨规定.
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