| 单词 | lustrous |
| 释义 | lustrous (once / 2461 pages) adj In shampoo commercials, the hair you see swinging is lustrous. It is brilliant, in the shiny sense. Lustrous has its root in the Latin lustrare which means "to illuminate or shine light over." When something is lustrous, it reflects light in a glossy and shiny way. A bright smile and a glowing reputation are both lustrous. If someone has a long and successful work history, you might say their career is illustrious, meaning it has been lustrous for a long time. WORD FAMILYlustrous: lustrously+/lustre: lustra, lustreless, lustres, lustrous/lustreless: lustrelessly, lustrelessness USAGE EXAMPLESThe wide horn is three and a half inches long, with a lustrous, lacquered-wood-looking exoskeleton that appears to be wearing an oversized black frog mask. New York Times(Dec 29, 2016) One mask depicts Yeats with a swoop of lustrous white hair, his jaw shut by knotted strings. New York Times(Dec 29, 2016) No. Look closer: 10 or 12 rats with lustrous gray-brown coats are shuffling among the dried autumn leaves. New York Times(Dec 15, 2016) 1adj reflecting light lustrous auburn hair Syn glistening, glossy, sheeny, shining, shiny bright emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts 2adj made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow she brushed her hair until it fell in lustrous auburn waves Syn bright, burnished, shining, shiny polished perfected or made shiny and smooth 3adj brilliant set a lustrous example for others to follow lustrous actors of the time Syn glorious having or deserving or conferring glory |
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