Word · Frequency #16576
silken
光滑闪亮的;柔软光亮的
核心释义
此处指光滑闪亮如丝绸,而非“丝绸制的”
having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light
- 1.
丝绸制成的。
Made of silk.
- 2.
与silky同义;丝一般的;似丝的。
Synonym of silky, like silk, silklike, particularly
- 3.
穿着丝绸的。
Dressed in silk.
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
用法In use
Her silken hair shone in the soft morning light.
用法提示:此处 silken 是形容词,表示头发柔软光滑、有光泽。
The silken curtains glowed as the sunlight passed through them.
用法提示:此处 silken 形容窗帘质地光滑、有丝绸般的光泽。
The cat's silken fur felt warm and smooth under my hand.
用法提示:此处 silken 形容皮毛柔软顺滑,带有光亮感。
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。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧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。
语境与语域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。
发音与拼写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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