Old English pæll "rich cloth or cloak, purple robe, altar cloth," from Latin pallium "cloak, coverlet, covering," in Tertullian, the garment worn by Christians instead of the Roman toga; related to pallo "robe, cloak," palla "long upper garment of Roman women," perhaps from the root of pellis "skin." Notion of "cloth spread over a coffin" (mid-15c.) led to figurative sense of "dark, gloomy mood" (1742).
pall (v.)
"become tiresome," 1700, from Middle English pallen "to become faint, fail in strength" (late 14c.), shortened form of appallen "to dismay, fill with horror or disgust" (see appall). Related: Palled; palling.
中文解释
1、pall- "cloak, coverlet, covering" => pall.2、该词的第二层含义：shortened form of appall, 也就是由appall缩略而来。
实用例句
1. A pall of oily black smoke drifted over the cliff-top.
一团油腻的黑色烟雾飘到悬崖顶上。
来自柯林斯例句
2. When the barge reached the shrine, acolytes removed the pall.
当驳船抵达圣地时，辅祭除去了柩衣。
来自柯林斯例句
3. We don't want to cast a pall over the festivities.
我们不想给庆典蒙上阴影。
来自柯林斯例句
4. It's one of the few delights that never pall.
它是几种永不使人乏味的乐事之一.
来自《简明英汉词典》
5. The unrest has cast a pall over what is usually a day of national rejoicing.