complexion
complexion 英 [kəmˈplekʃn] 美 [kəmˈplɛkʃən]
n. 气色；情况；局面
名词复数:complexions
- Complexion refers to the color of a person's skin, especially the face. If you have light skin, for example, you might be said to have a fair or pale complexion.
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- n. 气色；情况；局面
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1. She has a pretty complexion.
她面色秀丽。
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2. That color suits your complexion.
那颜色适合你的肤色。
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3. a pale complexion, a bad complexion
苍白的╱病态的脸色
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4. a move which changed the political complexion of the country
改变国家政局的举措
- complexion (n.) mid-14c., complexioun, "temperament, natural disposition of body or mind," from Old French complexion, complession "combination of humors," hence "temperament, character, make-up," from Latin complexionem (nominative complexio) "combination" (in Late Latin, "physical constitution"), from complexus "surrounding, encompassing," past participle of complecti "to encircle, embrace," in transferred use, "to hold fast, master, comprehend," from com "with, together" (see com-) + plectere "to weave, braid, twine, entwine," from PIE *plek-to-, suffixed form of root *plek- "to plait."
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