complexion

英 [kəm'plekʃ(ə)n] 美[kəm'plɛkʃən]

• n. 肤色；面色；情况；局面
• vt. 使增添色彩

1. the coloring of a person's face

2. a combination that results from coupling or interlinking;

"diphthongs are complexions of vowels"

3. a point of view or general attitude or inclination;

"he altered the complexion of his times"

"a liberal political complexion"

4. texture and appearance of the skin of the face

5. (obsolete) a combination of elements (of dryness and warmth or of the four humors) that was once believed to determine a person's health and temperament