sallow
Significado: Having an unhealthy yellowish or brownish tinge to the complexion, suggesting poor health or insufficient fresh air.
Sallow is specifically about colour rather than thinness — a sallow complexion has a dull, yellowish quality. It is almost exclusively applied to skin and faces, and carries connotations of indoor confinement, poor diet, or chronic illness. It is a staple of literary character description and medical observation, and is rarely used figuratively.
Ejemplos
- Months of working night shifts had left him with a sallow complexion and dark rings beneath his eyes. 数月的夜班工作使他面色蜡黄,眼下挂着深深的黑眼圈。Meses de turnos nocturnos le habían dejado una tez cetrina y profundas ojeras.何か月も夜勤を続けた結果、彼の顔色はくすんだ黄色になり、目の下には濃い隈ができていた。몇 달간 야근을 계속한 결과, 그의 안색은 누렇게 변하고 눈 밑에는 짙은 다크서클이 생겼다.
- The children in the Victorian workhouse are described as sallow-faced and listless. 维多利亚时代济贫院里的孩子们被描述为面色蜡黄、精神萎靡。Los niños del asilo victoriano son descritos como cetrinos y apáticos.ヴィクトリア朝の救貧院の子どもたちは、顔色が悪く活気がないと描写されている。빅토리아 시대 구빈원의 아이들은 얼굴이 누렇고 활기가 없는 것으로 묘사된다.
- Her sallow skin and persistent fatigue led the GP to investigate possible liver dysfunction. 她蜡黄的皮肤和持续的疲劳促使全科医生考虑调查可能的肝功能障碍。Su piel cetrina y la fatiga persistente llevaron al médico de cabecera a investigar una posible disfunción hepática.彼女のくすんだ肌色と持続する疲労を受けて、かかりつけ医は肝機能障害の可能性を調べることにした。그녀의 누런 피부색과 지속되는 피로를 보고, 담당 의사는 간 기능 장애의 가능성을 조사하기로 했다.
Pronunciación
Guía de uso
Contexto: literary, medical, general
Tono: negative
Origen e historia
From Old English salu (dusky, dark), from Proto-Germanic *salwaz. Related to Old Norse solr (yellowish) and Middle Dutch salu. The word has maintained its core meaning of unhealthy yellowness for over a thousand years.
Contexto cultural
Era: Modern
Generation: All ages
Social background: Universal
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