pastel
英 ['pæst(ə)l]
美 [pæ'stɛl]
- adj. 柔和的；彩色蠟筆的，粉蠟筆的
- n. 粉蠟筆；粉蠟筆畫
- n. (Pastel)人名；(法)帕斯泰爾
助記提示
1. paste => pastel.
2. literally "material reduced to a paste".
3. paste (漿糊，粘貼) + l 象枝筆，糊狀物做的筆
中文詞源
pastel 彩色粉筆，蠟筆來自paste,麵團，-el,小詞後綴。即小麵團，後用於指揉成麵團的顏料，彩色粉筆，蠟筆。
英文詞源
- 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.
雙語例句
- 1. Wallpapers for children too often come only in sickly pastel shades.
- 給孩子們用的牆紙往往顏色蒼白暗淡。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. This design is in pastel colours with three rectangles and three triangles.
- 這一設計由淡色的3個長方形和3個三角形構成。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. The rooms were decorated in delicate pastel shades.
- 房間都裝修得色彩柔和.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. Any car you can buy off the shelf in a pastel pink has got to be saying something.
- 現貨供應的任何一輛淡粉色汽車一定都有自己的賣點。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. Gouache , pastel and ink on paper laid on board.
- 水粉畫, 蠟筆和紙張上的油墨規定.
來自互聯網