英语词汇“pastel”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	pastel
释义	noun \| adjective pastelpastel1 /pæˈstɛl/ noun Etymology ETYMOLOGYpastel¹ Origin: 1500-1600 French Italian pastello, from Late Latin pasta; ➔ PASTE¹ 1eng. lang. arts a)[countable, uncountable] a small colored stick used for drawing pictures, made of a substance like chalk b)[countable] a picture drawn with pastels: a pastel portrait2[countable usually plural] a soft light color, such as pale blue or pink noun \| adjective pastelpastel2 adjective [only before noun] Thesaurus THESAURUScolor► light a light color is pale and not dark: You look nice in light colors. She had blue eyes and light brown hair. ► pale very light, with a lot of white in it: The little girl wore a pale pink dress. ► pastel light and not at all bright. You use pastel especially about pink, yellow, green, or blue: She covered the baby with a pastel blue blanket. ► faded if something is faded, it is a lighter color than it was at first, because it has been changed by the sun, washing, or age: He was wearing faded old jeans. ► soft light and not at all bright, and seeming pleasant and relaxing: The bedroom was painted a soft shade of yellow. ► fair if someone’s skin or hair is fair, it is light in color: Someone with fair skin like you should probably use stronger sunscreen. 1a pastel color is pale and light: pastel blue► see thesaurus at light22eng. lang. arts drawn using pastels: the child’s pastel drawing
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