mass noun
1- a smooth, glossy fabric, usually of silk, produced by a weave in which the threads of the warp are caught and looped by the weft only at certain intervals（通常由丝织成的）缎子：
as modifier a blue satin dress一件蓝缎子连衣裙。
1.1
- as modifier denoting or having a surface or finish resembling this fabric, produced on metal or other material（金属或其他材料表面）缎子般光滑的：
an aluminium alloy with a black satin finish.
黑色表面光滑如缎的铝合金。
(satined, satining)with obj.
- give a smooth, glossy surface to使表面光亮柔滑：
it has been very carefully satined and waxed.
它的表面已非常仔细地打磨光滑并上了蜡。
- smooth like satin缎子似的, 光亮柔滑的：
a luxurious satin look.
缎子般华丽的外观。
派生词
satinize
（亦作-ise）verbsatiny
adjective词源
late Middle English: via Old French from Arabic zaytūnī 'of Tsinkiang', a town in China.