(of a person, their face, etc. 人、面色等 pale, especially because of illness （尤指因病）蒼白的 a pallid complexion 蒼白的臉色 She found him on the bed, pallid and shivering. 她發現他躺在床上，臉色蒼白，渾身發抖。
(of colours or light 顔色或光線 not strong or bright, and therefore not attractive 暗淡的；微弱的；乏味的 a pallid sky 暗淡的天空
Word Originlate 16th cent.: from Latin pallidus ‘pale’ (related to pallere ‘be pale’).