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单词
chatoyance
释义
chatoyance
in British English
(
ʃəˈtɔɪəns
)
noun
another word for
chatoyancy
chatoyant
in British English
(
ʃəˈtɔɪənt
)
adjective
1.
having changeable lustre; twinkling
2.
(of a gem, esp a cabochon) displaying a band of light reflected off inclusions of other minerals
noun
3.
a gemstone with a changeable lustre, such as a cat's eye
Derived forms
chatoyancy
(
chaˈtoyancy
)
or
chatoyance
(
chaˈtoyance
)
noun
Word origin
C18: from French, from
chatoyer
to gleam like a cat's eyes, from
chat
cat
1
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to hold one's own (against sb)
to hold or keep sb/sth at bay
to hold or keep sb/sth in check
to hold o.s. erect
to hold out (for sth)
to hold sb in contempt
to hold sb prisoner
to hold sb prisoner/hostage
to hold sb responsible/liable/accountable
to hold sb's interest or attention
to hold someone for ransom
to-hold-someone-for-ransom
to hold someone to ransom hold sb for ransom, hold sb ransom
to hold something in check keep sth in check
to hold/stage a demonstration
to hold sth against sb
to hold sth in trust
to hold sth shut/open
to hold sway
to hold sway (over sb/sth)
to hold the fort
to hold the fort or (us) hold down the fort
to hold the key to sth
to hold to ransom
to hold true
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