etiolated
/ˈiːtɪəˌleɪtɪd/adjective
1- (of a plant) pale and drawn out due to a lack of light(植物)黄化的, 白化的。
1.1
- having lost vigour or substance; feeble衰弱的, 虚弱的:
a tone of etiolated nostalgia.
有气无力的怀旧语调。
派生词
etiolation
noun词源
late 18th cent.: from the verb etiolate (from French étioler, from Norman French étieuler 'grow into haulm')+-ED2 .