核心畫面

One way to hold this word: a surface that gives light back. Light falls on hair, on a pearl, on polished wood, and the surface answers with a soft, even shine of its own. Nothing is burning and nothing is flashing. The thing simply looks alive under the light, and that look is what lustre names.

可以想成一個「會把光回敬給你」的表面。光照到頭髮、珍珠、木頭、金屬上,表面就柔柔地亮起來。它自己不發光,也不刺眼,只更多收起可以想成一個「會把光回敬給你」的表面。光照到頭髮、珍珠、木頭、金屬上,表面就柔柔地亮起來。它自己不發光,也不刺眼,只是把光穩穩地送回你眼睛裡。lustre 講的就是那個「亮起來的樣子」。因為要有這層光,東西通常得乾淨、完好、保養得好——所以這個字順便帶著「狀態不錯」的感覺。

From the word’s history

The shine word came into English from Middle French lustre.

「光澤」這一支是從中古法文 lustre 借進英文的;同一個字的美式拼法是 luster。

Wiktionary etymology for lustre (etymology 1), supplied in evidence packet (kaikki:3f6f69a190036ae4:961484793)

Two branches

表面的光,以及移到抽象事物上的光

這一支就是核心畫面本身,以及它往抽象方向再走一步的結果。

noun · C1

The soft, attractive shine on the surface of something such as hair, pearls, silk, metal or polished wood, seen when light falls on it and comes back.

光澤

五年為一段的時間(另一條來源)

這一支跟「光」沒有關係,不要硬接回核心畫面;它只是碰巧拼法相同。

noun · C2

A period of five years, used mainly in writing about ancient Rome.

五年(一段時期)

原始詞典資料4 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

lustrenoun詞源 1/ˈlʌstə/

  • 1

    UK standard spelling of luster (shine, etc.).

    • Various kinds of minerals differ in their lustre; iron pyrites are described as having a metallic lustre, glassy materials a vitreous lustre; others, such as opal, look resinous, and the lustres of yet others are described as being either pearly, or silky, or dull, like earth.
    • In the centre is painted an eagle, from whose beak an elegant glass lustre chandelier is suspended. There are also ten smaller chandeliers in different parts of the room.

這個拼法也被記錄為下列字的變化形:

資料來源:英文維基詞典 English WiktionaryCC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。