Word · Frequency #10754
glitter
闪光；闪烁；闪耀
a bright, shimmering reflected light; sparkle or shine.
- 1.
A bright, sparkling light; shininess or brilliance.
明亮闪烁的光；光辉或辉煌
- 2.
the quality of shining with a bright reflected light
闪亮的光泽
- 3.
A shiny, decorative adornment, sometimes sprinkled on glue to make simple artwork.
闪亮的装饰物,有时撒在胶水上以制作简单的艺术品
- 4.
the occurrence of a small flash or spark
短暂闪光或火花
- 5.
Glitz.
浮华
闪粉；亮片；浮华；华丽夺目；明亮闪烁的光；光辉或辉煌；闪亮的光泽；闪亮的装饰物,有时撒在胶水上以制作简单的艺术品
In use
The glitter of the diamond caught everyone's attention.
A glitter of light from the mirror reflected onto the ceiling.
The glitter of the snow under the sun was almost blinding.
Connections
Collocations
- glitter and glamour
- 浮华与魅力；光鲜亮丽
- Many people are attracted to the glitter and glamour of Hollywood.许多人都被好莱坞的浮华与魅力所吸引。
- glitter glue
- 闪光胶；亮片胶水
- The kids used glitter glue to decorate their cards.孩子们用闪光胶装饰贺卡。
- glitter bomb
- 亮片炸弹（一种会喷出闪粉的恶作剧装置）
- She sent a glitter bomb to her friend as a joke.她寄了一个亮片炸弹给朋友开玩笑。
- craft glitter
- 工艺闪粉；手工亮片
- You can find craft glitter in any art supply store.你可以在任何美术用品店找到工艺闪粉。
- the glitter of city lights
- 城市灯火的璀璨
- We admired the glitter of city lights from the hilltop.我们从山顶欣赏城市灯光的璀璨。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把glitter拆成g + lit + ter：lit有“点亮”之意，想象满身亮片被灯光点亮，一闪一闪地发光。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：literary/descriptive writing、arts and crafts、informal conversation glitter 作名词时，语域随义项变化：表示“闪烁的光或光泽”时通常较中性，常见于描写性语境；表示装饰用的“闪粉、亮片”或“浮华、华丽”时，多用于日常口语或手工等随意场合。正式写作中不如中性词常用。
Grammar Note
作“闪亮的光泽”时通常不可数；作“短暂闪光或火花”时可数。
Pronunciation & Spelling
以上词语（bitter, litter, fitter, quitter, knitter, critter）都与 glitter 押 /ɪtɚ/ 韵。注意区分形近音异的词：liter /ˈliːtɚ/（升）的元音是长音，little /ˈlɪtəl/ 结尾是 /əl/，glimmer /ˈɡlɪmɚ/ 的韵尾是 /mɚ/。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.