| 释义 |
pas·tel
I. \(ˈ)pa|stel\ noun
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Etymology: Middle French, from Provençal, from Late Latin pastellus woad, diminutive of Late Latin pasta paste; from the paste made of its twigs in producing the dye
: woad
II. noun
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Etymology: French, from Italian pastello, from Late Latin pastellus
1. : a paste composed of a color ground and compounded with an aqueous binder and used for making crayons; also : a crayon made of such paste
2.
a. : a drawing in pastel
b. : the process or art of drawing with pastels
3. : a light, brief, and rather formless literary study or sketch
4. : any of various pale or light colors
< its colors lost their infernal intensity, paled to harmless-looking but deadly pastels — Time >
III. adjective
1. : of or relating to a pastel : made with pastels
< a pastel drawing >
2. : pale and light in color : lacking in brilliance or intensity
< pastel shades >
< a pastel prettiness >
3. : resembling a pastel : lacking in body or vigor : delicate, light
< a pastel and dreamy world — rather thin and bloodless — J.F.Nims >
< a tendency to suffuse with a pastel optimism even the dark moments — Leon Edel > |