| 释义 |
ˈsilveriness
[f. silvery a. + -ness.]
Silvery quality or character.
Cf. Sc. ‘Sillerieness, richness in regard to money’ in Jamieson Suppl. (1825).
1856Meredith Shav. Shagpat 352 None of earth were like to them in silveriness. c1875Cassell's Nat. Hist. III. 103 A fourth excels in the silveriness of his voice. 1885Westmorl. Gaz. 17 Oct. 2/1 Salmon, whose silveriness had vanished by a month or two's living in the fresh water. |