lusterless

形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ˈlʌstələs/    美 /ˈlʌstɚləs/

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Without luster, dull, not shiny, flat or matte finished.
    — The lips were of the usual marble pallor. The eyes were lustreless.
  2. Without brilliance, unremarkable.
    — The school was a triumph for her husband after a lustreless career in Hong Kong, but it had brought her low.

词形变化

more lusterless comparative most lusterless superlative lustreless alternative

词汇关系

衍生词
lusterlessly lusterlessness

词源

Etymology tree
English lust
Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.
Proto-Italic *-āzijos
Latin -āriusnom.
Latin -āriusbor.
Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz
Proto-West Germanic *-ārī
Old English -ere
Middle English -ere
English -er
English luster
Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁-
Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der.
Proto-Germanic *leusaną
Proto-Germanic *lausaz
Proto-Germanic *-lausaz
Proto-West Germanic *-laus
Old English -lēas
Middle English -les
English -less
English lusterless
From luster + -less.
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