adjective
sallower, sallowest
- (of a person's face or complexion) of an unhealthy yellow or pale brown colour（脸, 肤色）灰黄色的, 土色的。
派生词
sallowish
adjectivesallowness
noun词源
Old English salo 'dusky', of Germanic origin; related to Old Norse sọlr 'yellow', from a base meaning 'dirty'.
1
- chiefly Brit. a willow tree, especially one of a low-growing or shrubby kind〈主英〉黄华柳, 山毛柳。亦称PUSSY WILLOW.
1.1
- Genus Salix, family Salicaceae: several species, in particular the great sallow (goat willow, S. caprea) and the grey (or common) sallow (grey willow, S. cinerea).柳属, 杨柳科：数种, 尤指黄花柳（拉丁名S. caprea）和灰柳（拉丁名S. cinerea）。
2
- a European moth with dull yellow, orange, and brown patterned wings丽夜蛾。
2.1
- Genus Xanthia, family Noctuidae: several species, in particular X. icteritia, whose larvae feed on sallow catkins.丽夜蛾属, 夜蛾科：数种, 尤指黄丽夜蛾, 它的幼体以黄华柳柔荑花序为食物。
派生词
sallowy
adjective词源
Old English salh, of Germanic origin; related to Old Norse selja, and Latin salix 'willow'.