chatoyant

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
美 /ʃəˈtɔɪ.ənt/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A hard stone, such as the cat's-eye, which presents on a polished surface, and in the interior, an undulating or wavy light.
形容词 adj.
  1. Having a certain optical reflectance effect, which can be likened to the sheen of a spool of silk.
    — chatoyant effect

词形变化

more chatoyant comparative most chatoyant superlative chatoyants plural

词源

词源 1
From French chatoyant, present participle of chatoyer (“to iridesce, like a cat's eye”), from chat (“cat”, because of the reflective qualities of a cat's eye).
词源 2
From French chatoyant, present participle of chatoyer (“to iridesce, like a cat's eye”), from chat (“cat”, because of the reflective qualities of a cat's eye).
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