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/ˈʃaɪni/
Having a smooth surface that throws light back, so it looks bright — used about things like clean hair, polished shoes, new metal, or a well-wiped table.
閃亮的;有光澤的
比較級 shinier最高級 shiniest
核心畫面
Picture light hitting a smooth surface and bouncing straight back at your eye instead of : freshly polished shoes, a new coin, a table just wiped clean. shiny is what that bounced-back light looks like from outside.
可以想成光打在一個平滑的表面上,沒有散開,而是直接彈回你眼睛裡:剛擦好的皮鞋、新的硬幣、剛抹過的桌面、洗乾淨的頭髮。…更多收起
可以想成光打在一個平滑的表面上,沒有散開,而是直接彈回你眼睛裡:剛擦好的皮鞋、新的硬幣、剛抹過的桌面、洗乾淨的頭髮。shiny 講的是從外面看到的那個結果——表面亮得反光。關鍵在「平滑」:同樣的皮鞋沾了灰、表面變粗,光就散掉了,也就不 shiny 了。所以這個字常常順帶透露出乾淨、新、有保養的意思。原始詞典資料7 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。
shinyadj詞源 1/ˈʃaɪ.ni/
- 1
Reflecting light.
- He was wearing a new, fawn-coloured summer suit and a new straw hat—his trousers the creasiest and his shoes the shiniest. Yet he seemed not to be taking the usual infantile satisfaction in a very smart, correct costume.
- Commercially produced yarn, such as rayon, produces a cloth with a smoother, shinier look than hand-spun cotton, but the uneven, rugged look of hand-spun cotton can be quite appealing.
- 2
Emitting light.
- 3
Excellent; remarkable.
- We're shiny, Okay?
- 4
obsoleteBright; luminous; clear; unclouded.
- Like distant thunder on a shiny day.
- When I was bound apprentice in famous Lincolnshire Full well I served my master for nigh on seven years Till I took up to poaching as you shall quickly hear Oh, 'tis my delight on a shiny night in the season of the year.
shinynoun詞源 2/ˈʃaɪ.ni/
- 1
informalAnything that glitters; a trinket.
- 2
video-gamesA desirable collectible.
shinynoun詞源 3/ˈʃaɪ.ni/
- 1
derogatorydatedslangA deskworker.
資料來源:英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary(CC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。