Word · Frequency #16576
silken
光滑闪亮的；柔软光亮的
having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light
此处指光滑闪亮如丝绸，而非“丝绸制的”
- 1.
Made of silk.
丝绸制成的。
- 2.
Synonym of silky, like silk, silklike, particularly
与silky同义；丝一般的；似丝的。
- 3.
Dressed in silk.
穿着丝绸的。
丝绸制成的。；与silky同义；丝一般的；似丝的。；穿着丝绸的。；丝的；绸制的
In use
Her silken hair shone in the soft morning light.
The silken curtains glowed as the sunlight passed through them.
The cat's silken fur felt warm and smooth under my hand.
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。
be + silken
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。
feel + silken
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.
Connections
Collocations
- silken hair
- 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。
- silken skin
- 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。
- silken voice
- 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。
- silken robe
- 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。
- silken texture
- 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。
- silken sheen
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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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