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silken + [noun]
silken 作定语，常修饰 hair、skin、cloth 等，强调光滑闪亮。
Her silken hair shimmered in the sunlight.
她丝般柔滑的头发在阳光下闪闪发光。
光滑闪亮的；柔软光亮的
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光滑闪亮的；柔软光亮的
having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light
Her silken hair shimmered in the sunlight.
她丝般柔滑的头发在阳光下闪闪发光。
此处指光滑闪亮如丝绸，而非“丝绸制的”
丝绸制成的。
Made of silk.
与silky同义；丝一般的；似丝的。
Synonym of silky, like silk, silklike, particularly
穿着丝绸的。
Dressed in silk.
Her silken hair shone in the soft morning light.
她丝滑的头发在柔和的晨光中闪闪发亮。
The silken curtains glowed as the sunlight passed through them.
阳光透过丝质窗帘，泛出柔和的光泽。
The cat's silken fur felt warm and smooth under my hand.
猫咪丝滑的皮毛在我手下感觉又暖又顺。
silken 作定语，常修饰 hair、skin、cloth 等，强调光滑闪亮。
Her silken hair shimmered in the sunlight.
她丝般柔滑的头发在阳光下闪闪发光。
silken 可作表语，跟在 be 后描述主语光滑、柔软的状态。
The surface of the lake was silken in the evening light.
傍晚的湖面光滑如丝。
在 feel 后作表语时，强调触感柔滑，并非指材料是丝绸。
The kitten's fur feels silken.
小猫的皮毛摸起来如丝般光滑。
Not this
She has silk skin.
Use this
She has silken skin.
silk 是名词，指“丝绸”这种材料；要表达“如丝般光滑闪亮”的性质，必须用形容词 silken。用名词 silk 修饰 skin，会被理解成“丝绸做的皮肤”，不是想表达的“丝滑的皮肤”。
Not this
Her hair is silker than mine.
Use this
Her hair is more silken than mine.
silken 是双音节形容词，比较级应加 more 构成 more silken，而不是在词尾直接加 -er。silker 不是英语标准形式；more silken 才能准确表达“更丝滑”的意思。
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丝滑柔亮的头发
Brushing her long, silken hair was a daily ritual.
梳理她又长又丝滑柔亮的头发是每天必做的事。
丝滑柔嫩的肌肤
She has the silken skin of a much younger woman.
她拥有年轻得多的女人才有的丝滑柔嫩肌肤。
圆润柔和的嗓音
Her silken voice made even the simplest song sound beautiful.
她圆润柔和的嗓音让再简单的歌也变得动听。
丝绸长袍
He wrapped himself in a silken robe before answering the door.
他在开门前裹上一件丝绸长袍。
丝滑的质地
This powder gives makeup a silken texture that lasts for hours.
这款蜜粉让妆容保持数小时的丝滑质地。
丝绸般的光泽
The new shampoo promises a silken sheen after just one wash.
这款新洗发水承诺洗一次就能带来丝绸般的光泽。
那丝绸般悲伤而不安的紫色窗帘的沙沙声，使我激动，充满了前所未有的奇异恐惧。
The silken fabric of her dress caught the light as she moved.
她裙子的丝绸面料随着她的移动而闪闪发光。
她像田野中的一顶丝绸帐篷。
His silken voice was so soothing that everyone in the room fell quiet.
他柔和的声音如此令人心安，房间里每个人都安静下来。
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联想 silk（丝绸）+ -en，想象丝绸表面光滑闪亮、手感柔软，silken 就表示这个质感。
语域：formal 常见场景：poetry and literary prose、formal descriptive writing silken 属于较文学化、正式的用词，多用于书面描写，例如形容头发、皮肤、布料或声音的光滑柔软；日常口语中更常说 silky。在正式或文学语境中比较常见。
Silk and silky share the stressed /sɪl/ with silken. Sicken, thicken, and chicken are -icken lookalikes pronounced /ˈsɪkən/, /ˈθɪkən/, /ˈtʃɪkən/; they do not rhyme because they lack the /l/. Woolen ends in -en but sounds /ˈwʊlən/.
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