青ざめる、見劣りする
解説 Definition
pales は動詞 pale の三人称単数現在形で、人や顔が青ざめる、血の気が引くことを表します。また、ほかのものと比べて見劣りする、印象がかすむという意味でも使われます。
Pales is the third-person singular present form of the verb pale. It can mean that a person’s face or complexion loses color, often because of fear, shock, or illness. It can also mean that something seems less important or impressive when compared with something else, as in “pales in comparison.”
使い方 Usage
- her face pales や he pales のように使い、when などで顔色が変わるきっかけを続けられます。 Use subjects such as her face or he with pales. A clause introduced by when can describe what triggers the change in color.
- pales in comparison with ... や pales beside ... は「〜と比べると見劣りする」を表します。 Pales in comparison with ... and pales beside ... mean that something seems less important or impressive than the thing it is compared with.
使い分け Common distinctions
- 形容詞 pale は青白い状態、動詞 pales は青ざめる変化を表します。 The adjective pale describes an existing appearance. The verb pales describes a change toward that appearance.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
pale に三人称単数現在の -s を付けた形で、発音は /peɪlz/。顔から色が薄れる様子を思い浮かべ、「比較すると印象が薄れる」という意味にも結び付けましょう。
Add the third-person singular present ending -s to pale and pronounce pales /peɪlz/. Picture color fading from a face, then connect that image with something seeming less impressive beside something else.
例文
Her face pales when she hears the bad news.
悪い知らせを聞くと、彼女の顔は青ざめます。
This building pales in comparison with the palace.
この建物は、その宮殿と比べると見劣りします。
pales の類義語・関連語
pales の語源・成り立ち Etymology
古フランス語paleを経てラテン語pallidus（青白い）、動詞pallēre（青ざめる）に由来。「色を失う→見劣りする」という意味の広がりを持つ。接頭辞・接尾辞のないシンプルな語根語。関連語：pallid（蒼白な）、pallor（蒼白さ）は同じラテン語根から派生。
Pales is formed by adding the third-person singular ending -s to the verb pale. Pale entered English through Old French from Latin pallidus, meaning pale, and is related to Latin pallēre, “to be pale.” The verbal sense developed naturally from the idea of losing color. Related learned words include pallid, meaning unusually pale, and pallor, the state or appearance of paleness.
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