luster
n. 光彩, 荣誉, 光泽 vi. 有光泽, 发亮 vt. 使发光辉
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The ability or condition of shining with reflected light; sheen, gleam, gloss, sparkle, shine, etc.
美国 可数 不可数metallic luster
pearly luster
the diamond’s luster
2001, James Wood, Introduction to Saul Bellow, Collected Stories, New York: Viking, p. xvii, Curiously enough, the stream of consciousness, for all its reputation as the great accelerator of description, actually slows down realism, asks it to dawdle over tiny remembrances, tiny details and lusters, to circle and return.
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The ability or condition of shining with reflected light; sheen, gleam, gloss, sparkle, shine, etc.
The way in which the surface of any particular type of mineral reflects light differently from other minerals, which is helpful in telling minerals apart.
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Shining light from within, luminosity, brightness, shine.
美国 可数 比喻 不可数the sun’s luster
the luster of the minor stars
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Shining beauty, splendor, attractiveness or attraction.
光彩
魅力
美国 可数 比喻 不可数After so many years in the same field, the job had lost its luster.
1970, S.Y. Agnon, "Agunot" in Twenty-One Stories, New York: Schocken Books, p. 30, Their days of rest are wrested from them, their feasts are fasts, their lot is dust instead of luster.
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Shining fame, renown, glory.
美国 可数 比喻 不可数After the scandal, the idol lost his luster and could only get work in Vegas.
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Polish, social refinement.
光泽
光彩
美国 可数 比喻 不可数Sure, the posh git spoke with fine lustre. ’S all a load of bollocks, though, innit?
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A thing exhibiting luster, particularly
Any shining body or thing.
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A thing exhibiting luster, particularly
A piece of glass added to a light (especially a chandelier) to increase its luster.
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A thing exhibiting luster, particularly
An ornamental light providing luster, especially a chandelier.
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A thing exhibiting luster, particularly
A substance that imparts luster to a surface, such as polish, gloss, plumbago, glaze, etc.
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A thing exhibiting luster, particularly
The layer of an object that imparts luster, chiefly with regard to ceramics.
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A thing exhibiting luster, particularly
Clipping of lusterware: highly lustrous ceramics.
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A thing exhibiting luster, particularly
A kind of lustrous fabric with a wool weft and cotton, linen, or silk warp, chiefly used for women's dresses.
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A thing exhibiting luster, particularly
A glory, an act or thing that imparts fame or renown.
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Alternative form of lustrum: A five-year period, especially (historical) in Roman contexts.
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One who lusts, one inflamed with lust.
美国 古体Eumenides But did neuer any Louers come hether?
1867–1872, Ante-Nicene Christian Library, Testimonies against the Jews Neither fornicators, nor those who serve idols, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor the lusters after mankind […] shall obtain the kingdom of God.
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Synonym of den: a dwelling-place in a wilderness, especially for animals.
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To have luster, to gleam, to shine.
美国 古体 不及物What bloom, what brightness lusters o’er her cheeks!
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To gain luster, to become lustrous.
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To give luster, particularly
To make illustrious or attractive, to distinguish.
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To give luster, particularly
To coat with a lustrous material or glaze, to impart physical luster to an object.
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To shed light on, to illustrate, to show.
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Synonym of lustrate, particularly
Synonym of purify, to ritually cleanse or renew.
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Synonym of lustrate, particularly
Synonym of look, to look over, to survey.
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词汇关系
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From Middle French lustre, from Old Italian lustro, from Old Italian lustrare (“brighten”), from Latin lūstrō (“to purify, to brighten”), from Latin lūstrum (“purification ritual”).
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