英语释义
1. the opaque contractile diaphragm perforated by the pupil and forming the colored portion of the eye — see eye illustration
2. iris diaphragm also a similar device with a circular opening that can be varied in size
3. any of a large genus (Iris of the family Iridaceae, the iris family) of perennial herbaceous plants with linear usually basal leaves and large showy flowers
4. rainbow
5. to make iridescent
6. the Greek goddess of the rainbow and a messenger of the gods
7. the colored part of your eye
8. a plant with long pointed leaves and large blue or yellow flowers
9. the colored part around the pupil of an eye
10. a plant with long pointed leaves and large usually brightly colored flowers
11. the opaque muscular contractile diaphragm that is suspended in the aqueous humor in front of the lens of the eye, is perforated by the pupil and is continuous peripherally with the ciliary body, has a deeply pigmented posterior surface which excludes the entrance of light except through the pupil and a colored anterior surface which determines the color of the eyes
12. iris diaphragm