wan
/wɒn/adjective
1- (of a person's complexion or appearance) pale and giving the impression of illness or exhaustion（人的脸色或外表）苍白的; 病态的; 疲倦的：
she was looking wan and bleary-eyed.
她看上去脸色苍白, 睡眼惺忪。
1.1
- (of light) pale; weak（光线）暗淡的; 微弱的：
the wan dawn light.
黎明微弱的光线。
1.2
- (of a smile) weak; strained（微笑）淡淡的; 不自然的。
1.3
- poetic/literary (of the sea) without lustre; dark and gloomy〈诗/文〉（大海）暗淡的; 昏暗朦胧的。
派生词
wanly
adverbwanness
/ˈwɒnnɪs/ noun词源
Old English wann 'dark， black'， of unknown origin.