opalescence
opalescence — 名詞
1. the way some surfaces seem to glow softly and show different colours as the ligh
乳光
表面隨光線變換顏色的柔和光澤
the way some surfaces seem to glow softly and show different colours as the light or your viewing angle moves
Eshe held the seashell up to the window to admire its pale opalescence.
Eshe 把貝殼舉到窗邊，欣賞它淡淡的乳光。
the X of [object]: describing a surface's soft colour-shifting glow
The opalescence of the soap bubble shifted from pink to green as it floated past Maeve.
肥皂泡的乳光在飄過 Maeve 身邊時，從粉紅變成綠色。
opalescence shifting between named colours
Under the museum lights, the milky stone gave off a gentle opalescence that drew a small crowd.
在博物館的燈光下，那塊乳白色石頭散發出柔和的乳光，吸引了一小群人。
Renata painted the moth's wings with tiny dots to capture their faint opalescence.
Renata 用細小的點畫出蛾翅膀，捕捉它們淡淡的乳光。
A soft opalescence spread across the wet sand as the sun dipped toward the sea.
夕陽沉向海面時，濕沙上漾起一片柔和的乳光。
- iridescence
very close; stresses rainbow-like colour change, while opalescence adds a soft, milky quality
- sheen
plainer and more common; a soft shine without the shifting colours
- luster
the way a surface reflects light, but without the play of changing colour
- dullness
a flat surface with no shine or colour play
用法筆記
Almost always uncountable and used of a surface's appearance — pearls, opals, bubbles, fish scales, certain glass. Frequently appears as 'the opalescence of [object]'.