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iris

/ahy-ris/US // ˈaɪ rɪs //UK // (ˈaɪrɪs) //

鸢尾花,虹膜,鸢尾,光圈

Definitions

n.名词 noun
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    plural i·ris·es, ir·i·des [ir-i-deez, ahy-ri-]. /ˈɪr ɪˌdiz, ˈaɪ rɪ-/.

    • : Anatomy. the contractile, circular diaphragm forming the colored portion of the eye and containing a circular opening, the pupil, in its center.
    • : Botany. any plant of the genus Iris, having showy flowers and sword-shaped leaves.Compare iris family.
    • : a flower of this plant.
    • : Classical Mythology. a messenger of the gods, regarded as the goddess of the rainbow.
    • : a rainbow.
    • : any appearance resembling a rainbow.
    • : Movies, Television. an iris-in or iris-out.
    • : Optics, Photography. iris diaphragm.
v.无主动词 verb
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    • : Movies. to begin or end a take or scene with an iris-in or iris-out, achieved by manipulation of an iris diaphragm on the camera or by editing the film.

Examples

  • In her new day job at an artificial intelligence company, Iris is using her precocious aptitude for neuroscience and behavioral psychology to research sexual attraction.

  • Mechanical eyes as well as human ones use an iris to let in light.

  • Each region of the grid is a “location” on the image—one location might contain the iris of an eye, while another might contain the tip of his nose.

  • His company creates applications powered by fingerprints, iris scans and now with facial recognition to identify someone when they enter a building … including shelters for the homeless … food banks… and public schools.

  • Seeing light text on a dark screen allows the iris in our eyes to be more burdened.

  • The Black PrinceBy Iris Murdoch This is my favourite novel of all time and is structurally extremely (and successfully) ambitious.

  • The same is true for Iris Dart, who has adapted her book Beaches (later a popular film) for the stage.

  • Iris (name has been changed) has become one such “status symbol.”

  • Iris Van Herpen and Delphine Manivet each have a technical mastery that falls within the luxurious customs of haute couture.

  • “Do not dare come to our country,” Venezuelan Minister of Prison Affairs Iris Varela shot back.

  • The iris of the human eye dilates and contracts with every shift of illumination, and the Time Observatory had an iris too.

  • The light that came through the machine's iris was faint at first, the barest glimmer of white in deep darkness.

  • There were morning-glories for the mid-summer season, peonies and iris for the spring, and chrysanthemums for autumn.

  • Walking beside the brook, I suddenly found the green spears of an iris plant amid the grasses.

  • Then I spied the centrepiece–a glass vase bearing three fresh iris buds from the brookside.

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