Looking or feeling like wax. You use it for a surface that is smooth, a little soft, slightly shiny in a dull way, and not quite alive-looking.

Looking or feeling like wax看起來或摸起來像蠟一樣 You use it for a surface這個字用在一種表面上 that is smooth, a little soft, slightly shiny in a dull way光滑、有點軟、帶點暗暗的光澤 and not quite alive-looking而且看起來不太像活的

The most common use is about skin: a sick person's face can look waxy — pale, smooth, and somehow not real, like a candle. Writers use it about dead bodies too, so the word can carry a small chill.

The most common use is about skin最常見的用法是講皮膚 a sick person's face can look waxy生病的人臉色可能看起來waxy pale, smooth, and somehow not real, like a candle蒼白、光滑而且有種不真實的感覺像蠟燭一樣 Writers use it about dead bodies too作家也會用它來形容屍體 so the word can carry a small chill所以這個字會帶點涼颼颼的感覺

It also works for real things made of wax or covered in wax: a waxy coating on an apple or a lemon, waxy leaves on some plants that keep water in, the waxy layer inside a paper cup. And it describes how something feels between your fingers — a waxy cheese, a waxy lipstick, a waxy potato that stays firm when you boil it and does not go floury. That last one is a real cooking word in English: potatoes are sold as 'waxy' or 'floury', and the two behave differently in a pot.

It also works for real things made of wax or covered in wax它也用在真的用蠟做的、或表面有蠟的東西上 a waxy coating on an apple or a lemon像蘋果或檸檬上的蠟質外皮 waxy leaves on some plants that keep water in某些植物用來保水的蠟質葉片 the waxy layer inside a paper cup紙杯內側的蠟質層 And it describes how something feels between your fingers它也用來形容東西在你手指間的觸感 a waxy cheese, a waxy lipstick像蠟質感的起司、蠟質感的口紅 a waxy potato that stays firm when you boil it and does not go floury還有煮了以後還能保持結實、不會鬆散的waxy馬鈴薯 That last one is a real cooking word in English最後這個是英文裡真正的烹飪用語 potatoes are sold as 'waxy' or 'floury'馬鈴薯會被標成'waxy'或'floury'來賣 and the two behave differently in a pot這兩種在鍋裡的表現不一樣

So the word runs from a plain physical description (this is like wax) to a quiet judgement about a person's health (this face looks wrong). Nothing about it is formal; anyone can say it.

So the word runs from a plain physical description所以這個字的意思從單純的物理描述 (this is like wax)（這東西像蠟一樣） to a quiet judgement about a person's health一路延伸到對一個人健康狀況的隱約評斷 (this face looks wrong)（這張臉色不太對） Nothing about it is formal這個字一點都不正式 anyone can say it誰都可以用