pall

pall

英 [pɔːl]
　　美 [pɔl]

n. 幕；棺罩；遮蓋物
　　vt. 覆蓋；使乏味
　　vi. 走味
　　n. (Pall)人名；(英、德、羅、瑞典)帕爾

中文詞源：

pall 厭倦，厭煩

縮寫自appall,震驚，害怕，來自ap-,向，-pall,蒼白，慘白，詞源同pale,pallor.引申詞義厭惡，厭倦，厭煩。

例句：

1. A pall of oily black smoke drifted over the cliff-top.
一團油膩的黑色煙霧飄到懸崖頂上。

2. When the barge reached the shrine, acolytes removed the pall.
當駁船抵達聖地時，輔祭除去瞭柩衣。

3. We don't want to cast a pall over the festivities.
我們不想給慶典蒙上陰影。

4. It's one of the few delights that never pall.
它是幾種永不使人乏味的樂事之一.

5. The unrest has cast a pall over what is usually a day of national rejoicing.
動蕩的局勢給往常舉國歡慶的日子蒙上瞭陰影。