complexion
英 [kəm'plekʃ(ə)n]
美[kəm'plɛkʃən]
- n. 肤色；面色；情况；局面
- vt. 使增添色彩
英英释意
- 1. the coloring of a person's face
- 2. a combination that results from coupling or interlinking;
- "diphthongs are complexions of vowels"
- 3. a point of view or general attitude or inclination;
- "he altered the complexion of his times"
- "a liberal political complexion"
- 4. texture and appearance of the skin of the face
- 5. (obsolete) a combination of elements (of dryness and warmth or of the four humors) that was once believed to determine a person's health and temperament