glossy
英 ['glɒsɪ]
美 ['ɡlɑsi]
助記提示
1. gloss English has two words gloss. The one meaning 'shining surface' is of unknown origin, although no doubt it belongs ultimately to the general nexus of words beginning gl- which mean broadly 'bright, shining'.
2. gloss + -y.
英文詞源
- glossy (adj.)
- "smooth and shining," 1550s, from gloss (n.1) + -y (2). Figurative use from 1690s. The noun sense of "photograph with a glossy surface" is from 1931. Related: Glossies; glossiness.
雙語例句
- 1. The ship would lie there mirrored in a perfectly unmoving glossy sea.
- 船會停靠在那裏，映襯在一片波瀾不興的湛藍海水之中。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Very dark glossy lips look wrong with heavily made-up eyes.
- 塗有深色唇彩的嘴唇看上去和濃豔的眼妝不相稱。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. Her hair was thick, glossy and in tip-top condition.
- 她的頭發濃密亮澤，發質好得沒話說。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. The treatment leaves hair glossy and lasts 10 to 16 washes.
- 這種護理方法能使頭發富有光澤,清洗10到16次都還可以保持效果.
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. People have got used to nice glossy magazines.
- 人們已經習慣了用精美的亮光紙印刷的雜誌了。
來自柯林斯例句