pearly

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A pale greyish white colour, tinted with blue. dated,uncommon,uncountable
    — In nature we as often find the light cool as warm; also in the pictures of many of the Flemish and Dutch schools, where, as Sir Joshua himself mentions, " the silver gray or pearly is predominant, and are valued by the connoisseurs in proportion as they possess this excellence of a silver tint."
  2. A tooth. UK,countable,especially,plural,slang
形容词 adj.
  1. Of a pale greyish white colour, tinted with blue.
  2. Resembling or characteristic of a pearl; nacreous.
    — a pearly lustre
  3. Containing or yielding pearls.
  4. Having a pure sweet tone.

词形变化

pearlies plural pearlier comparative pearliest superlative

词汇关系

衍生词
arc-form pearly mussel pearliness pearly antshrike pearly coronal papules pearly disease pearly everlasting pearly-eyed thrasher pearly family Pearly Gates pearly king pearly nautilus pearly penile papules pearly prince pearly princess pearly queen pearly whites
相关词
chambered nautilus

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
English pearl
English -y
English pearly
From pearl + -y.
词源 2
Etymology tree
English pearl
English -y
English pearly
From pearl + -y.
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