opalescence

🇬🇧 UK/.әupә'lesns/🇺🇸 US
GREC2

Definitions

n.

A milky, softly iridescent appearance with shifting colors, like that of an opal.

乳白光泽,蛋白色光;(似蛋白石的)彩虹光

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
opalroot
+
escencesuffix
=opalescence

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The opalescence of the pearl created a magical shimmer.

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