| 单词 | iridescence |
| 释义 | iridescence (once / 26266 pages) n Iridescence is a shiny, glowing quality. The bright, colorful surface of a soap bubble is beautiful because of its iridescence. Aside from the soapy bubbles you can blow and watch sailing away in the air, certain seashells and butterfly wings also have the property of iridescence. The iridescence of an oyster or abalone shell lining is called "mother of pearl," and a pearl is a gem that also has iridescence. This noun comes from the adjective iridescent, which originally meant "rainbow-colored," from the Latin root iris, "rainbow." WORD FAMILYiridescence: iridescences+/iridesce: iridesced, iridescent/iridescent: iridescence, iridescently USAGE EXAMPLESThe iridescence of each feather looked like it was trembling in the light. National Geographic(Oct 09, 2016) Toward the beginning the camera slowly zooms in on a nebula, its cloudy iridescence shimmering in the light of its many stars. Los Angeles Times(Oct 06, 2016) Several dresses in shimmering fabric possessed the marbled iridescence of a sea creature with sensual veiny lines. US News(Mar 08, 2016) n the visual property of something having a milky brightness and a play of colors from the surface Syn|Hyper opalescence brightness the location of a visual perception along a continuum from black to white |
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