| 单词 | lustre |
| 释义 | Word Frequency lustre or US luster (ˈlʌstə) noun 1. reflected light; sheen; gloss 2. radiance or brilliance of light 3. great splendour of accomplishment, beauty, etc 4. a substance used to polish or put a gloss on a surface 5. a vase or chandelier from which hang cut-glass drops 6. a drop-shaped piece of cut glass or crystal used as a decoration on a chandelier, vase, etc 7. a. a shiny metallic surface on some pottery and porcelain b. (as modifier) lustre decoration 8. mineralogy the way in which light is reflected from the surface of a mineral. It is one of theproperties by which minerals are defined verb 9. to make, be, or become lustrous Derived forms lustreless (ˈlustreless) or US lusterless (ˈlusterless) adjective lustrous (ˈlustrous) adjective Word origin C16: from Old French, from Old Italian lustro, from Latin lustrāre to make bright; related to lustrum |
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