glossy
英 [ˈɡlɒs.i]
美 [ˈɡlɑː.si]
1. gloss English has two words gloss. The one meaning 'shining surface' is of unknown origin, although no doubt it belongs ultimately to the general nexus of words beginning gl- which mean broadly 'bright, shining'.
2. gloss + -y.
- glossy (adj.)
- "smooth and shining," 1550s, from gloss (n.1) + -y (2). Figurative use from 1690s. The noun sense of "photograph with a glossy surface" is from 1931. Related: Glossies; glossiness.
- 1. The ship would lie there mirrored in a perfectly unmoving glossy sea.
- 船会停靠在那里,映衬在一片波澜不兴的湛蓝海水之中。
- 2. Very dark glossy lips look wrong with heavily made-up eyes.
- 涂有深色唇彩的嘴唇看上去和浓艳的眼妆不相称。
- 3. Her hair was thick, glossy and in tip-top condition.
- 她的头发浓密亮泽,发质好得没话说。
- 4. The treatment leaves hair glossy and lasts 10 to 16 washes.
- 这种护理方法能使头发富有光泽,清洗10到16次都还可以保持效果.
- 5. People have got used to nice glossy magazines.
- 人们已经习惯了用精美的亮光纸印刷的杂志了。