iridescent /ˌɪrɪˈdesnt/ IELTS丨TOEFL丨专八 基本释义 adj. 彩虹色的,色彩斑斓的 外刊例句 The research team found that 646 of the 886 dummies they had deployed were attacked by birds. They also found that iridescent and black dummies took longer for the birds to discover, and were more likely to survive for the full 48 hours. 研究小组发现,他们放置的886个甲虫模型中有646个被鸟类攻击。他们还发现,彩虹色和黑色的模型需要更长的时间才会被鸟类发现,而且很可能幸存满48小时。 《经济学人》 追根溯源 单词iridescent来源于希腊神话,彩虹女神Iris(伊里斯)是希腊神话中宙斯的信使。古希腊人认为,彩虹连接着天与地,Iris就负责替众神向众生传递消息,同时将人的祈求、幸福、悲哀、怨怒、祝福传递给神。 Iris从东飞到西,忠心耿耿、任劳任怨,在天空匆匆飞过时会留下一道美丽的彩虹。所以五颜六色的鸢尾花在英语里就是iris,鸢尾花的花语是“消息”。虹膜决定了人类眼睛的颜色,和彩虹一样多彩,所以古罗马时期的医学家盖伦就把虹膜命名为iris。 n. 虹膜,鸢尾属植物 在电影《怦然心动》中,Bryce的爷爷在和他散步时就说了这样一段话: Some of us get dipped in flat, some in satin, some in gloss. But every once in a while you find someone who's iridescent, and when you do, nothing will ever compare 有人住高楼,有人在深沟,有人光芒万丈,有人一身锈。世人万千种,浮云莫去求,斯人若彩虹,遇上方知有。 |
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