albescent

形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Becoming white or whitish; moderately white.
    — This proceedeth from the variety of air (commonly found in islands) which sometimes being moist, sullies and renders the cornelian pale or albescent, after the manner of glass, which when breath'd upon, is clouded with a pale whitish colour, but upon change to a drier air, which will often happen in a moment, the cornelian recovers its former brisk red colour.

词形变化

more albescent comparative most albescent superlative

词源

18th century. From Latin albescens, present participle of albescere (“to grow white”), from albus (“white”). By surface analysis, Latin alb(us) + -escent.
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