英:[kəmˈplekʃn]
美:[kəmˈplekʃn]
英:[kəmˈplekʃn]
美:[kəmˈplekʃn]
com·plex·ion
km plek shn
复数:complexions
complexional (adj.)
Noun
1. the coloring of a person's face
2. a combination that results from coupling or interlinking;
"diphthongs are complexions of vowels"
3. a point of view or general attitude or inclination;
"he altered the complexion of his times"
"a liberal political complexion"
4. texture and appearance of the skin of the face
5. (obsolete) a combination of elements (of dryness and warmth or of the four humors) that was once believed to determine a person's health and temperament
Verb
1. give a certain color to;
"The setting sun complexioned the hills"
sallow complexion面色萎黄
这组词都有“性格、气质、性情、习性”的意思,其区别是:
nature指天生的、不可改变性格。
complexion指由思维方式、态度和情绪所决定的本质特征。
personality主要指一个人稳定的心理特征。
disposition书面用词,指人的主要爱好或思想、精神方面的重要习性、气质。也可指短暂的情绪。
character指对个性或人格所作出的客观评价,常常与道德有关。
temper指从感情方面体现出来,决定处理问题或应付形势的方式的性格或性情,这种性情可以是暂时的也可以长久的。
以上来源于网络
14世纪中叶, complexioun,“体质,身心的自然倾向”,源自古法语 complexion, complession,“体液的组合”,因此指“气质,性格,构成”,源自拉丁语 complexionem(主格 complexio),“组合”(在晚期拉丁语中,“身体构造”),源自 complexus,“环绕,包围”, complecti 的过去分词,“环绕,拥抱”,在转义中,“紧握,掌握,理解”,源自 com “与,一起”(见 com-) + plectere “编织,编织,缠绕”,源自 PIE *plek-to-, 后缀形式的根 *plek- “编织”。
中古英语的意义来自旧医学概念,即由四种主要品质(热,冷,干,湿)或体液(血液,痰液,胆汁,黑胆汁)的混合而产生的身体构造或一般性质。具体含义“面部皮肤的颜色或色调”于15世纪中叶发展而来。在中世纪的生理学中,面部的颜色被认为能够指示气质或健康状况。这个词很少用于“复杂状态”的意义。
面容,面色
配容
面色
面部的颜色与光泽。
Middle English complexioun "(of substances, parts of the body, or persons) constitution or nature resulting from a combination of the four humors, healthy disposition, facial color taken as indicating the proportion of humors, (in general) constitution, nature," borrowed from Anglo-French & Medieval Latin; Anglo-French complexion, complection "humor, combination of humors, physical constitution or nature, facial color" borrowed from Medieval Latin complexiōn-, complexiō "combination of humors or other elements, constitution, temperament," going back to Latin, "action of circling, combination, collection," from complector, complectī "to embrace, grasp, encompass, include" + -tiōn-, -tiō, suffix of verbal action — more at complex >entry 2
The first known use of complexion was in the 14th century
complexitynoun
something complex
the complexities of the English language
the quality or state of being complex
complexitynoun
something complex
the complexities of the English language
the quality or state of being complex
complexionnoun
the hue or appearance of the skin and especially of the face
has a dark complexion
general appearance : character
information that changes the whole complexion of a situation
complexionnoun
the hue or appearance of the skin and especially of the face
has a dark complexion
general appearance : character
information that changes the whole complexion of a situation
complexionnoun
the hue or appearance of the skin and especially of the face
has a dark complexion
general appearance : character
information that changes the whole complexion of a situation
complexionnoun
the combination of the hot, cold, moist, and dry qualities held in medieval physiology to determine the quality of a body
the hue or appearance of the skin and especially of the face
a dark complexion
1 Mingo was a stoutly made man of middle stature, with a West Indian complexion that was livened by his red checkered suit tonight.
2 His olive complexion had turned a sickly greenish white, like the color of tree sap.
3 A person to eat money to see the computer complexion.
一个人吃饭的钱就看电脑的面色.
4 The color of rouge goes with your complexion, pick this one.
胭脂红的衣服很适合你的肤色, 你就买这件吧.
5 This is the part where I’m supposed to use food metaphors to describe everyone’s respective complexions.
6 As for me, it’s as if God mixed my parents’ skin tones in a paint bucket to get my medium-brown complexion.
7 Applies evenly and blends easily for a natural looking bronzed complexion for the face and body.
适用于混合均匀,轻松地呈现自然的肤色青铜色的脸部和身体.
8 He was commonplace in complexion, in feature, in manners.
他的肤色 、 相貌 、 神态都异常平庸.
9 Fatigue and stress quickly result in a dull complexion and a furrowed brow.
疲劳和压力会很快导致肤色暗淡无光、额头出现皱纹。
10 The extension of my sense of the personality of Bigger was the pivot of my life; it altered the complexion of my existence.
11 While you are sitting passively in front of the TV set, your muscles are turning to fat, your complexion is fading, and your eyesight is being ruined.
当你被动地坐在电视机前的时候,你的肌肉正在变成脂肪,你的脸色正变得苍白,你的视力正在受损。
12 How pale that girl's complexion!
那女孩的脸色多苍白!
13 That colour doesn't suit your complexion.
那颜色不适合你的肤色。
14 Death Mist no longer shrouded his face, but he still had the complexion of a corpse.
15 It was not a change of expression, nor of complexion—it was more as if a sheer curtain had suddenly been drawn across his face.
16 Asian women prefer to avoid the sun because being pale or white is considered beautiful, whereas a tanned complexion is considered much more beautiful and sexy in the west.
亚洲女性更喜欢避免日晒,因为皮肤白皙或洁白被认为是美丽的,而在西方,人们认为晒黑的皮肤更为美丽和性感。
17 She was rather fat, and her complexion was muddy and spotty.
她比较胖,脸色暗淡、多斑。
18 His hand was solid as a rock, and his dark Cealdish complexion was tanned even darker than usual, highlighting a few pale scars that ran over his knuckles and up his arms.
19 She was all made-up, her complexion glowing, and he thought, as he often did, what a beautiful woman she was, eyes perfectly almond-shaped, a startling symmetry to her features.
20 He had a dark complexion and a small, wise, saturnine face with mournful pouches under both eyes.
2 苍白
white green sick blank wan pale lunar bleak lymphatic sickly ghastly pasty lurid colourless bloodless mealy ashy doughy pallid waxen tallowy caesious ash pallor sickliness chalk blench
4 面容
5 外观
personal outside surface shape aspect appearance shell likeness guise pageant seeming similitude physiognomy superficial color face effect air figure dress species external exterior dash garment showing resemblance rind semblance externality facies exteriority superficies show surfacely outward facade getup
8 性质
kind property element attribute quale -y -acy -th qualitative quality character nature sort impress -ence BE shape -ship -ity -ive
9 苍白的
white green sick blank wan pale lunar bleak lymphatic sickly ghastly pasty lurid colourless bloodless mealy ashy doughy pallid waxen tallowy caesious
10 面色…的
11 状况
point state condition term situation trip bag aspect estate setup circumstance trim posture ballpark fettle how-do-you-do the state of affairs
12 色
13 气色
14 局势
15 样子
look set pose mien air SHAPE aspect appearance fashion turn note sign figure sort port manner prospect mold fig showing resemblance countenance garb visage similitude show
17 形势
time thing state face position pass chance situation aspect phase prospect outlook tide posture contour
19 气质
temperamental turn heart blood touch metal texture strain vein humour disposition temper mould temperament ethos mettle crasis race temperature spirit cast habit grain stomach makeup mold chemistry kidney humor affection charisma proclivity
20 性格
person character manner personality fiber trim twist stomach makeup constitution mold chemistry timber disposition self-hood