vale
Word family nounvaleinterjectionvalete
vale /veɪl/ noun [countableC] literary → veil2. a/the/this vale of tears literary DIFFICULTan expression used to mean the difficulties of life 生活的磨难,烦恼的尘世a/the/this vale of tears• The world is a vale of tears, a giant ball of dung.• We all know what next occurred-and here we all are, in this vale of tears. Origin vale (1300-1400) Old French val, from Latin valles