| 单词 | complexion |
|---|---|
| 音标 | [kəm'plekʃən] |
| 解释 | n. 肤色；外表特征 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 n. 肤色 (the skin colour and texture of the face)；局面(character; aspect) 【记】 com+plex(重叠交叉)+ ion→重叠交叉的外表 →脸面 【同】 同根词：complexity( 复杂); duplicity(口是心非) 【例】 She has a fair complexion. Your statement put a different complexion on this matter. |
| 字源 | complexion (n.) mid-14c., "bodily constitution," from Old French complexion, complession "combination of humors," hence "temperament, character, make-up," from Latin complexionem (nominative complexio) "combination" (in Late Latin, "physical constitution"), from complexus (see complex (adj.)). Meaning "appearance of the skin of the face" is first recorded mid-15c. In medieval physiology, the color of the face indicated temperament or health. |
| 不择手段背单词 | n. (面部的)肤色; 外表; 局面, 情况 = character = aspect 【记】com共同, plex重叠交叉－外表就是各种肤色重叠交叉的产物, 比如: 黑眼球, 红嘴唇, 黄皮肤...complex的complexion(局面)是由种族问题造成的, 种族问题是由complexion(肤色)造成的 【参】complexity(n 复杂性, 复杂的事物); duplicity(n 口是心非) |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】complex + 音：身，复杂的身体，人的面色与脾气都是复杂的 |
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