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lustre

noun
🔊/ˈlʌstə(r)/
🔊/ˈlʌstər/
(US English luster)
[uncountable]
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  1. the shining quality of a surface光泽；光辉 synonym sheen
    • Her hair had lost its lustre.她的头发失去了光泽。🔊🔊
    • The shell had a beautiful pearly lustre.贝壳有美丽的珍珠光泽。
  2. the quality of being special in a way that is exciting荣光；光彩；荣耀
    • The presence of the prince added lustre to the occasion.王子的出现给那场面增添了光彩。🔊🔊
    3. compare lacklustre
    Word Originearly 16th cent.: from French, from Italian lustro, from the verb lustrare, from Latin lustrare ‘illuminate’.