waxen

a. 蜡的, 象蜡一样软的, 无生气的, 苍白的

发音

其它 /ˈwæksən/

词形变化

more waxen 比较级 most waxen 最高级

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    alternative past participle of wax.

    古体
  2. 1.

    plural simple present of wax

    废旧
adj.
  1. 1.

    Grown.

    英国 方言
  2. 1.

    Made of or covered with wax.

    a waxen tablet

  3. 2.

    Of or pertaining to wax.

  4. 3.

    Having the pale smooth characteristics of wax, waxlike, waxy.

  5. 4.

    Easily molded, influenced, or bent; yielding, impressible.

  6. 5.

    Easily effaced, as if written in wax.

    罕用

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 2

waxy waxlike

近义相关 2

colorless colourless

相关短语

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词源

From Middle English waxen, from Old English weaxen, ġeweaxen, from Proto-Germanic *wahsanaz, past participle of Proto-Germanic *wahsijaną (“to wax, grow, increase”), equivalent to wax + -en (past participle ending).

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