プログレッシブ和英中辞典(第4版)の解説
かおいろ【顔色】
❶〔顔の色〕(a) complexion
彼女は顔色が白い［黒い］
She has a fair [dark] complexion.
彼は顔色がいい［悪い］
He looks healthy [pale].／He has a healthy [sickly] complexion.
病人は今朝顔色がよくなっている
The sick man 「looks better [has regained his color] this morning.
証拠を突き付けられると彼は顔色を変えた
When the proof was thrust before him, he 「turned pale [blanched].
❷〔顔の表情〕
人の顔色を読む
read people's faces
彼はどんなに悪く言われても顔色一つ変えなかった
However severely he was criticized, he remained calm.
彼女はいつも夫の顔色をうかがっていた
She was always sensitive to her husband's moods.
がんしょく【顔色】
one's complexion ⇒かおいろ（顔色）
その知らせに将軍は顔色を失った
The general 「lost color [turned pale] at the news.
彼女の料理のうまさには本職も顔色なしというところだ
Her skill at cooking would put even a professional to shame.