glossy
英 ['glɒsɪ]
美 ['ɡlɑsi]
助记提示
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.
英文词源
- 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.
双语例句
- 1. The ship would lie there mirrored in a perfectly unmoving glossy sea.
- 船会停靠在那里，映衬在一片波澜不兴的湛蓝海水之中。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. Very dark glossy lips look wrong with heavily made-up eyes.
- 涂有深色唇彩的嘴唇看上去和浓艳的眼妆不相称。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. Her hair was thick, glossy and in tip-top condition.
- 她的头发浓密亮泽，发质好得没话说。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. The treatment leaves hair glossy and lasts 10 to 16 washes.
- 这种护理方法能使头发富有光泽,清洗10到16次都还可以保持效果.
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. People have got used to nice glossy magazines.
- 人们已经习惯了用精美的亮光纸印刷的杂志了。
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