/'pælət; `pælɪt/
n thin board on which an artist mixes colours when painting, with a hole for the thumb to hold it by 调色板.

n[C]
palette, paint
[Date: 1700-1800; Language: French;Origin:Old French pale 'spade']
a thin, curved board that an artist uses to mix paints, holding it by putting his or her thumb through a hole at the edge
[usually singular]
the colours that a particular artist uses or the colours in a particular painting
the choice of colours or shapes that are available in a computer program