luster的意思|luster的解释-里氏词典

luster ['lʌstə]

n. 光彩, 荣誉, 光泽

vi. 有光泽, 发亮

vt. 使发光辉

Having a luster resembling that of pearls.
珠母般的具有珍珠般的光泽的
A smooth, glossy finish or appearance; luster.
抛光面，光泽一个光滑的有光泽的抛光木或表面；光泽

luster

[ noun ]

a quality that outshines the usual

<noun.attribute>

the visual property of something that shines with reflected light

<noun.attribute>

a surface coating for ceramics or porcelain

<noun.attribute>

Luster \Lus"ter\ Lustre \Lus"tre\, n. [L. lustrum: cf. F.
lustre.]
A period of five years; a lustrum.

Both of us have closed the tenth luster. --Bolingbroke.

Luster \Lus"ter\, Lustre \Lus"tre\, n. [F. lustre; cf. It.
lustro; both fr. L. lustrare to purify, go about (like the
priests at the lustral sacrifice), traverse, survey,
illuminate, fr. lustrum a purificatory sacrifice; perh. akin
to E. loose. But lustrare to illuminate is perhaps a
different word, and akin to L. lucere to be light or clear,
to shine. See {Lucid}, and cf. {Illustrious}, {Lustrum}.]
1. Brilliancy; splendor; brightness; glitter.

The right mark and very true luster of the diamond.
--Sir T. More.

The scorching sun was mounted high,
In all its luster, to the noonday sky. --Addison.

Note: There is a tendency to limit the use of luster, in this
sense, to the brightness of things which do not shine
with their own light, or at least do not blaze or glow
with heat. One speaks of the luster of a diamond, or of
silk, or even of the stars, but not often now of the
luster of the sun, a coal of fire, or the like.

2. Renown; splendor; distinction; glory.

His ancestors continued about four hundred years,
rather without obscurity than with any great luster.
--Sir H.
Wotton.

3. A candlestick, chandelier, girandole, or the like,
generally of an ornamental character. --Pope.

4. (Min.) The appearance of the surface of a mineral as
affected by, or dependent upon, peculiarities of its
reflecting qualities.

Note: The principal kinds of luster recognized are: metallic,
adamantine, vitreous, resinous, greasy, pearly, and
silky. With respect to intensity, luster is
characterized as splendent, shining, glistening,
glimmering, and dull.

5. A substance which imparts luster to a surface, as graphite
and some of the glazes.

6. A fabric of wool and cotton with a lustrous surface, --
used for women's dresses.

{Luster ware}, earthenware decorated by applying to the
glazing metallic oxides, which acquire brilliancy in the
process of baking.

Luster \Lust"er\, n.
One who lusts.

Luster \Lus"ter\, Lustre \Lus"tre\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
{Lustred}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Lustering}, or {Lustring}.]
To make lustrous. [R. & Poetic]

Flooded and lustered with her loosened gold. --Lowell.

The redesigned Ford Escort, introduced in the second quarter, is off to a slow start and one-time gold mines, like the Ford Mustang, are losing luster as they age.
While the decline may result from the expiration of GM's incentives, rather than from some new and more severe concern, it nonetheless takes some of the luster off GM's robust sales last month.
The respondents said KKR was losing luster because several of its buyouts were having trouble, most notably Hillsborough Holdings Inc., which sought bankruptcy court protection from creditors late last year.
Despite such failures, though, many faded "designer" brands are trying to recapture their lost luster, believing that it's easier to build on a once-hot name than to start from scratch.
A big difference, however, is that GM's earnings have lacked luster for the past two years, and its stock has therefore lagged.
Although the Vanderbilt label has lost some of the cachet it had in the early 1980s, it still had sufficient luster to help LGB post big sales gains through 1988.
The original doll, a 12-inch mannequin that lost its luster in the early 1970s, was reintroduced as a more hip 3 3/4-inch action figure in 1982.
Some of the luster may be fading from Olestra.
But it is Mr. Wilson's often uncanny strokes of theatrical brilliance that give the production its luster.
He's gone on to tackle heavier parts _ and lost some of his luster in the process _ but this role remains a favorite.
In response, the dollar dropped two pfennigs for the day, and while it did recover eventually, dealers agreed that the August employment report had taken a good amount of luster off the U.S. currency.
In Pennsylvania, she uses silk left over from the men's tie factory and adds tapioca and coconut oil to give her sarong skirts more luster.
Tom Shales, the Washington Post's influential TV critic, wrote that the show "is certain to restore luster to" Mr. Tinker.
Moreover, the company's Mercedes-Benz cars have lost some of their luster, faced with challenges in the luxury car market from rivals such as Bayerische Motoren Werke AG.
Gold stocks, on the other hand, lost more of the luster they acquired last week.
"It took something like this to remind us, and it will put a serious dent in the mark's luster for quite a while," if there are serious repercussions.
Many grain futures have lost some of their luster because they were being pitched as a hedge against inflation.
Real estate, even with lower mortgage interest rates, might emerge lacking some of the luster it acquired over the past two decades as a prime beneficiary of an inflation-driven economy.
Although a price collapse has dulled the speculative luster of the once-mighty Tokyo Stock Exchange, Japanese investors have been quietly transferring some of their old buying habits to a new market: the over-the-counter market.
But as the economy showed surprising resilience, interest rates started to climb again and bonds lost their luster.
Brick, Big Daddy's favorite son, is an aging golden boy whose luster has begun to tarnish.
And Mr. Murphy, once a sure box office draw, has seen his luster fade with "Harlem Nights" and "Another 48 Hours." Paramount says its cost-consciousness doesn't mean it won't spend big bucks if it has to.
Today Loyall Newell is one of America's leading authorities on pool tables, and one of only a handful in the land able to restore to its original romantic luster one of those heavy old carved and inlaid beauties built more than a century ago.

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