nacre
nacre — noun
1. a hard, shiny material that forms the inner lining of oyster and mollusc shells,
a hard, shiny material that forms the inner lining of oyster and mollusc shells, reflecting light in many colours and used in jewellery or decorative objects.
The antique hand mirror had a beautiful border made of nacre.
Kian gave his mother a necklace with small nacre beads.
collocation: nacre beads
The craftsman carefully shaped the nacre into tiny flower shapes.
In the sunlight, the nacre on the bracelet shone with pink and green colours.
Bao learned that nacre comes from the inside of oyster shells.
- mother-of-pearl
everyday term, same substance; far more common in casual speech
文法句型
piece of nacre
nacre + noun (e.g. nacre beads, nacre inlay)
用法筆記
Nacre is the formal or scientific name for mother-of-pearl. In everyday conversation and in shops, most English speakers use mother-of-pearl instead.
常見錯誤
❖ 'Nacre is the coating around a pearl.' ✅ 'Nacre is the inner layer of the shell that creates pearls.' — Pearls are formed when layers of nacre build up around an irritant inside the shell; nacre itself is the shell lining, not the coating on a finished pearl.