nacre 珍珠母；螺鈿 — 中文意思、英文定義、例句

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釋義

珍珠母；螺鈿

貝殼內側帶虹彩光澤的硬層

the shiny, hard inner lining of many sea-shells, also called mother-of-pearl, which shows soft rainbow colours when light hits it and is often cut into buttons, beads, or thin pieces used to decorate jewellery and furniture.

例句

Noor's grandmother kept her sewing buttons in a small box made of polished nacre.

Noor 的奶奶把縫衣用的鈕釦放在一個用打磨過的珍珠母做成的小盒子裡。

made of nacre — describes material

Light from the window bounced off the nacre on the inside of the oyster shell.

從窗戶照進來的光，反射在牡蠣殼內側的珍珠母上。

nacre on the inside of [shell] — typical location phrasing

同義詞

mother-of-pearl
everyday word for the same substance; far more common in conversation
pearl shell
informal term, mainly for the whole shell rather than just the inner layer

用法筆記

Almost always uncountable; takes no plural and rarely takes 'a/an'. In everyday writing, 'mother-of-pearl' is more common than 'nacre'; 'nacre' tends to appear in books on jewellery, biology, or craft.

常見錯誤

❌She bought two nacres at the market.

✅She bought two pieces of nacre at the market.

💡nacre is uncountable, so use a measure word like 'piece' or 'sheet'.

❌The ring was made of a nacre stone.

✅The ring was made of nacre.

💡nacre is a substance, not a stone; no article needed in this kind of material phrase.

nacre

nacre — 名詞

1. the shiny, hard inner lining of many sea-shells, also called mother-of-pearl, wh

用法筆記

常見錯誤