Word · CEFR A2 · Frequency #2244
silver
银
a soft white precious metal used for coins, jewelry, and tableware
- 1.
a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
一种柔软的白色贵重金属,具有最高的导电性和导热性,存在于银矿中或游离态,用于硬币、珠宝、餐具和摄影
- 2.
coins made of silver
银币
- 3.
a light shade of grey
浅灰色
浅灰色；银灰色；银币；一种柔软的白色贵重金属,具有最高的导电性和导热性,存在于银矿中或游离态,用于硬币、珠宝、餐具和摄影；浅灰色；银器
In use
The antique cup is made of silver.
They mined silver here for over a hundred years.
She wore a silver chain around her neck.
silver (uncountable)
作为不可数名词，指金属银。
Silver is used in electronics.
银用于电子设备。
the silver
定冠词the后接silver，特指银制品（如餐具、装饰品）。
She polished the silver for the dinner party.
她为晚宴擦拭了银器。
silvers (plural countable)
复数形式silvers指多件银制品，尤其银币。
He found several ancient silvers in the treasure chest.
他在宝箱中发现了几枚古代银币。
Connections
Collocations
- silver medal
- 银牌
- She won a silver medal in the 100-meter race.她在100米赛跑中赢得了一枚银牌。
- silver hair
- 银发
- His silver hair made him look distinguished.他的银发让他看起来很有风度。
- silver lining
- 一线希望
- Every cloud has a silver lining.每一朵乌云都镶着一线银边。
- silver screen
- 银幕（电影界）
- He worked on the silver screen for decades.他在银幕上工作了数十年。
- silver wedding
- 银婚（结婚25周年）
- They celebrated their silver wedding anniversary last month.上个月他们庆祝了银婚纪念日。
- silver spoon
Learner notes
Memory Tip
silver中的‘sil’像‘丝’，银器如丝绸般光亮。
Context & Register
语境：日常生活，商业，科学；语体：中性；说明：通常用于一般描述，无特殊语体限制。
Grammar Note
作为金属物质通常不可数；指银币或银器时可数
Pronunciation & Spelling
所有列举的词都以/ɪvɚ/音结尾，但silver（/'sɪlvɚ/）在元音前有一个/l/音，因此有所不同。其他词共享相同的结尾，但起始辅音不同。没有一个是完美的韵词。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，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。
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