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iridescent + noun
iridescent 作定语修饰名词，表示物体表面呈现彩虹般变幻的光泽。
The hummingbird's iridescent feathers shone in the sunlight.
蜂鸟彩虹色的羽毛在阳光下闪闪发光。
彩虹色的；闪光的
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
彩虹色的；闪光的
having a play of lustrous rainbow colors
The hummingbird's iridescent feathers shone in the sunlight.
蜂鸟彩虹色的羽毛在阳光下闪闪发光。
呈现绚丽彩虹般色彩的；五光十色的。
Producing a display of lustrous, rainbow-like colors; prismatic.
灿烂的、有光泽的或色彩斑斓的。
Brilliant, lustrous, or colorful.
The oil slick on the street looked iridescent after the rain.
雨后街上的浮油看起来是彩虹色的。
She wore an iridescent scarf that glittered as she walked.
她围着一条彩虹色的围巾，走路时闪闪发光。
The sunlight made the peacock's feathers iridescent.
阳光使孔雀的羽毛呈现出彩虹般的色彩。
iridescent 作定语修饰名词，表示物体表面呈现彩虹般变幻的光泽。
The hummingbird's iridescent feathers shone in the sunlight.
蜂鸟彩虹色的羽毛在阳光下闪闪发光。
作表语时说明主语具有彩虹般的闪光特征，主语通常是能反射光线的表面。
The surface of the oil slick was iridescent.
浮油层表面呈彩虹色。
become 强调状态变化，可用于描述物体在光照等条件下呈现彩虹色。
As the light hit the water, it became iridescent.
当光线照到水面上时，水面变得彩虹般闪光。
Not this
The bubble has iridescent.
Use this
The bubble is iridescent.
iridescent 是形容词，不能作 have 的宾语；表示“呈彩虹色”应用 be 动词加形容词作表语，所以把 has 改为 is。
Not this
She wore an iridescent colorful dress.
Use this
She wore an iridescent dress.
iridescent 已含“彩虹色的”之意，与 colorful 语义重复；删去 colorful 后句子更简洁自然。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
彩虹色
The butterfly's wings displayed iridescent colors in the sunlight.
蝴蝶的翅膀在阳光下呈现出彩虹色。
彩虹般的光泽
The oil slick had an iridescent sheen on the water.
水面上浮着一层彩虹般的光泽。
彩虹色的羽毛
The hummingbird's iridescent feathers shimmered as it flew.
蜂鸟飞行时，彩虹色的羽毛闪闪发光。
彩虹般的光芒
A soft iridescent glow surrounded the pearl.
珍珠周围泛着柔和的光芒。
彩虹色织物
She wore a dress made of iridescent fabric.
她穿着一条彩虹色织物做的裙子。
彩虹色的表面
The soap bubble had an iridescent surface.
肥皂泡的表面闪着彩虹色。
而在阳光之下，你曾闪耀着彩虹般的光芒。
This line is from Linkin Park's song 'Iridescent', featured on the soundtrack of the 2011 film Transformers: Dark of the Moon. It evokes hope and resilience after devastation.
这句歌词出自林肯公园的歌曲《Iridescent》，该曲是2011年电影《变形金刚：月黑之时》原声带中的一首歌，描绘了毁灭之后希望与坚韧的意境。
Use iridescent naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
把 iri- 想成 iris（虹膜/彩虹女神），见到它闪烁的七彩光泽，就是 iridescent（彩虹色的）。
语域：formal 常见场景：文学描写、科普或自然观察、艺术与设计评论 该词多用于书面或正式描述，常见于文学作品中对光色效果的描写，以及科学语体中描述羽毛、薄膜等表面的虹彩；日常口语里较少使用。
All six words share the stressed vowel /ɛ/ and the final /sənt/, so they rhyme with each other and with 'iridescent'. Note: 'descent' /dɪˈsɛnt/ and 'ascent' /əˈsɛnt/ are lookalikes ending in 'scent', but they are pronounced with /ɛnt/, not /ɛsənt/, so they do not rhyme.
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