nacre
nacre — 名詞
1. a hard, shiny material that forms the inner lining of oyster and mollusc shells,
珍珠母
貝殼內層具虹彩光澤的堅硬物質
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.
這面古董手鏡有一道美麗的珍珠母鑲邊。
Kian gave his mother a necklace with small nacre beads.
Kian 送給他母親一條有小珍珠母珠子的項鍊。
collocation: nacre beads
The craftsman carefully shaped the nacre into tiny flower shapes.
工匠仔細地將珍珠母雕刻成細小的花朵形狀。
In the sunlight, the nacre on the bracelet shone with pink and green colours.
在陽光下，手鐲上的珍珠母閃耀著粉紅和綠色的光芒。
Bao learned that nacre comes from the inside of oyster shells.
Bao 學到珍珠母來自牡蠣殼的內層。
- 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.