lustre

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. UK standard spelling of luster (shine, etc.). countable,uncountable
    — Various kinds of minerals differ in their lustre; iron pyrites are described as having a metallic lustre, glassy materials a vitreous lustre; others, such as opal, look resinous, and the lustres of yet others are described as being either pearly, or silky, or dull, like earth.
  2. Alternative form of luster: A 5-year period, especially (historical) in Roman contexts. UK,alt-of,alternative
  3. Alternative form of luster: a den, a dwelling-place in a wilderness, especially for animals. UK,alt-of,alternative,obsolete
动词 v.
  1. Alternative form of luster. UK,alt-of,alternative

词形变化

lustres plural lustres present,singular,third-person lustring participle,present lustred participle,past lustred past lustres plural lustres plural

词汇关系

反义词
dullness lacklustre

词源

词源 1
From Middle French lustre. See luster (etymology 1).
词源 2
From Middle English lustre, from Latin lustrum, from Old Latin *loustrom, of uncertain origin. More at lustrum.
词源 3
From Latin lustra (“wilds, woods”), thought to derive from unattested *dustrum, from unattested Ancient Greek *δύστρον (*dústron, “place animals wallow”), from δύω (dúō, “to plunge, to wallow”).
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