luster


n. [光] 光泽;光彩

vi. 有光泽;发亮

vt. 使有光泽

n. (Luster)人名;(德)卢斯特尔

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中文词源

luster 光泽

来自拉丁语lucere,发光,词源同light,lumen,lunar,-st,过去分词后缀。

luster 享乐者,纵欲者

来自lust,性欲,色欲。该词义已作古。

英文词源

luster (n.1)
"gloss, radiance," 1520s, from Middle French lustre "gloss, radiance" (14c.), common Romanic (cognates: Spanish and Portuguese lustre, Rumanian lustru, Italian lustro "splendor, brilliancy"), from Latin lustrare "spread light over, brighten, illumine," related to lucere "shine," lux "light" (see light (n.)).
luster (n.2)
"one who lusts," 1590s, agent noun from lust (v.).

中文解释

1. lux “light, 想到Lux力士沐浴露” =》luc-, lust-, luster, lustr-.

实用例句

1. His great books have added luster to the university where he teaches.
他的巨著给他任教的大学增了光.
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2. These pearls have a beautiful luster.
这些珍珠光泽很美.
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3. Mercerization enhances dyeability and luster of cotton materials.
丝光处理扩大棉纤维的染色能力,增加纤维的光泽.
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4. The original purpose of mercerization was to improve the luster of cotton fibers.
丝光的本来目的是改善棉丝维的光泽.
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5. And some minutely crystalline varieties, such as flint, may be opaque and of a waxy luster.
某些细小的结晶变种, 如燧石, 可能是不透明的,并具有腊样的光泽.
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