etiolated
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++e·ti·o·lat·ed /ˈiːtiəleɪtɪd/ adjective 1. literaryWEAK pale and weak 苍白无力的2. technicalHBP a plant that is etiolated is weak and not very green because it has not received enough light 〔植物因缺乏阳光而〕黄化的 —etiolation /ˌiːtiəˈleɪʃən/ noun [uncountable]Origin etiolated (1700-1800) French étioler, from Old North French étieuler “to leave short stiff pieces after a field of wheat has been cut”, from Latin stipula “straw”
e·ti·o·lat·ed adjectiveChineseSyllable
etiolated
e‧ti‧o‧lat‧ed /ˈiːtiəleɪtəd, ˈiːtiəleɪtɪd/
adjective
2. technical a plant that is etiolated is weak and not very green because it has not received enough light
—etiolation /ˌiːtiəˈleɪʃən/ noun [uncountable]
e‧ti‧o‧lat‧ed /ˈiːtiəleɪtəd, ˈiːtiəleɪtɪd/
adjective Date: 1700-1800
Language: French
Origin: étioler, from Old North French étieuler 'to leave short stiff pieces after a field of wheat has been cut', from Latin stipula 'straw'
1. literary pale and weakLanguage: French
Origin: étioler, from Old North French étieuler 'to leave short stiff pieces after a field of wheat has been cut', from Latin stipula 'straw'
2. technical a plant that is etiolated is weak and not very green because it has not received enough light
—etiolation /ˌiːtiəˈleɪʃən/ noun [uncountable]