( <美> luster)
mass noun
1
- a gentle sheen or soft glow, especially that of a partly reflective surface光泽, 光辉：
the lustre of the Milky Way
银河的光辉
she couldn't eat and her hair lost its lustre.
她不能进食, 头发也失去了光泽。
1.1
- figurative glory or distinction〈喻〉光荣, 荣耀：
a celebrity player to add lustre to the line-up.
给球队阵容增光的明星球员。
1.2
- the manner in which the surface of a mineral reflects light（矿物表面的）光泽
2
- a substance imparting or having a shine or glow, in particular有光泽的物质, 尤指：
2.1
- a thin coating containing unoxidized metal which gives an iridescent glaze to ceramics（陶瓷器皿的）金属光泽涂层, 虹彩涂层。
2.2
- ceramics with such a glaze; lustreware有金属光泽涂层的陶瓷器皿; 虹彩陶瓷器皿：
as modifier lustre jugs虹彩陶罐。
2.3
- a type of finish on a photographic print, less reflective than a gloss finish（照片的）亚光面。
2.4
- a fabric or yarn with a sheen or gloss丝光织物; 丝光纱线。
2.5
- Brit. a thin dress material with a cotton warp, woollen weft, and a glossy surface〈英〉（棉经毛纬）混纺有光呢。
3
- count noun a prismatic glass pendant on a chandelier or other ornament（枝型吊灯或其他饰物上的）棱形玻璃垂饰。
3.1
- a cut-glass chandelier or candelabra刻花玻璃吊灯架（或烛台）。
派生词
lustreless
adjective词源
early 16th cent.: from French, from Italian lustro, from the verb lustrare, from Latin lustrare 'illuminate'.