英汉词典

light 基本解释

• n. 光；光线；灯；打火机；领悟；浅色；天窗
• adj. 轻的；浅色的；明亮的；轻松的；容易的；清淡的
• vi. 点着；变亮；着火
• vt. 照亮；点燃；着火
• adv. 轻地；清楚地；轻便地
• n. (Light)人名；(英)莱特

light 词态变化

light 中文词源

来自PIE*leuk,发光，明亮，词源同lumen,lucid.

来自PIE*legwh,轻的，词源同lever,levity.

light 英文词源

light

light: [OE] English has two distinct words light. The one meaning ‘illumination’ comes ultimately from Indo-European *leuk-, *louk-, *luk-, which also produced Greek leukós ‘white’ (source of English leukaemia [20]) and Latin lūx ‘light’ (from which English gets lucifer [OE], literally ‘light-bearer’), lūmen ‘light’ (whence English luminous [15]), lūcēre ‘shine’ (source of English lucid [16]), lūstrāre ‘light up’ (whence English illustrate and lustre [16]), and lūna ‘moon’ (source of English lunar).

Its main prehistoric West Germanic derivative was *leukhtam, from which come German and Dutch licht and English light. The word lynx may be related. Light ‘not heavy’ comes from a prehistoric Germanic *lingkhtaz, a close relative of which produced English lung (the word lung thus etymologically denotes ‘something full of air and not heavy’, and indeed lungs were, and animal lungs still are called lights in English).
=> illustrate, leukaemia, lucid, luminous, lunar, lustre, lynx; lung

light (n.)

"brightness, radiant energy," Old English leht, earlier leoht "light, daylight," from Proto-Germanic *leukhtam (cognates: Old Saxon lioht, Old Frisian liacht, Middle Dutch lucht, Dutch licht, Old High German lioht, German Licht, Gothic liuhaþ "light"), from PIE *leuk- "light, brightness" (cognates: Sanskrit rocate "shines;" Armenian lois "light," lusin "moon;" Greek leukos "bright, shining, white;" Latin lucere "to shine," lux "light," lucidus "clear;" Old Church Slavonic luci "light;" Lithuanian laukas "pale;" Welsh llug "gleam, glimmer;" Old Irish loche "lightning," luchair "brightness;" Hittite lukezi "is bright").

The -gh- was an Anglo-French scribal attempt to render the Germanic hard -h- sound, which has since disappeared from this word. The figurative spiritual sense was in Old English; the sense of "mental illumination" is first recorded mid-15c. Meaning "something used for igniting" is from 1680s. Meaning "a consideration which puts something in a certain view (as in in light of) is from 1680s. Something that's a joy and a delight has been the light of (someone's) eyes since Old English:

Ðu eart dohtor min, minra eagna leoht [Juliana].

To see the light "come into the world" is from 1680s; later in a Christian sense.

light (adj.1)

"not heavy," from Old English leoht "not heavy, light in weight; easy, trifling; quick, agile," from Proto-Germanic *lingkhtaz (cognates: Old Norse lettr, Swedish lätt, Old Frisian, Middle Dutch licht, German leicht, Gothic leihts), from PIE root *legwh- "not heavy, having little weight" (cognates: Latin levis "light," Old Irish lu "small;" see lever).

The notion in make light of (1520s) is of "unimportance." Alternative spelling lite, the darling of advertisers, is first recorded 1962. The adverb is Old English leohte, from the adjective. Light-skirts "woman of easy virtue" is attested from 1590s. To make light of is from 1520s.

light (v.1)

"touch down," from Old English lihtan "to alight; alleviate, leave," from Proto-Germanic *linkhtijan, literally "to make light," from *lingkhtaz "not heavy" (see light (adj.1)). Apparently the ground sense is "to dismount a horse, etc., and thus relieve it of one's weight." To light out "leave hastily" is 1870, from a nautical meaning "move out, move heavy objects," of unknown origin but perhaps belonging to this word (compare lighter (n.1)).

light (v.2)

"to illuminate, fill with brightness," Old English lyhtan, common Germanic (cognates: Old Saxon liohtian, Old High German liuhtan, German leuchten, Gothic liuhtjan "to light"), from source of from light (n.). Related: Lighted; lighting.

light (adj.2)

"not dark," Old English leoht, common Germanic (cognates: Old Saxon and Old High German lioht, Old Frisian liacht, German licht "bright," from the source of Old English leoht (see light (n.)). Meaning "pale-hued" is from 1540s.

light 词组搭配

light 英文释义

1. (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation;

"the light was filtered through a soft glass window"

2. any device serving as a source of illumination;

"he stopped the car and turned off the lights"

3. a particular perspective or aspect of a situation;

"although he saw it in a different light, he still did not understand"

4. the quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light;

"its luminosity is measured relative to that of our sun"

5. an illuminated area;

"he stepped into the light"

6. a condition of spiritual awareness; divine illumination;

"follow God's light"

7. the visual effect of illumination on objects or scenes as created in pictures;

"he could paint the lightest light and the darkest dark"

8. a person regarded very fondly;

"the light of my life"

9. mental understanding as an enlightening experience;

"he finally saw the light"

"can you shed light on this problem?"

10. having abundant light or illumination;

"they played as long as it was light"

"as long as the lighting was good"

11. public awareness;

"it brought the scandal to light"

12. brightness and animation of countenance;

"he had a sparkle in his eye"

13. a visual warning signal;

"they saw the light of the beacon"

"there was a light at every corner"

14. a device for lighting or igniting fuel or charges or fires;

"do you have a light?"

light 同义词解析

blaze, flame, flare, glow, glare, flash, glitter, twinkle, light

这些名词均含有"火焰，烈火，光"之意。

blaze： 指猛烈燃烧所发生强烈的光。

flame： 指一条或多条火舌，多用复数形式，指由许多火舌构成的大火。

flare： 指摇曳的火焰。

glow： 指像冶炼铁和钢时发出的红光。

glare： 指眩目的光。

flash： 指突然发出而随即消失的闪光。

glitter： 指连续发出闪烁不定的光。

twinkle： 指如星光等的闪烁。

light： 普通用词，指日、月、星或灯等的光。

kindle, fire, ignite, light

这些动词均含"点燃，着火"之意。

kindle： 指艰难或缓慢地把可燃料点燃，可用于比喻。

fire： 普通用词，指将某物点燃使其燃烧起来，火势可大可小。

ignite： 多用于科技文体，指使某物受热直到燃烧或发光，也可指用火花使易燃物迅速燃烧起来。

light： 普通用词，指点燃易燃物，使其能发光，满足各种需要。

lamp, light

这两个名词均有"灯"之意。

lamp： 通常指以油、气或电为能源的照明设备，一般有罩。

light： 普通用词，含义广泛。泛指一切供照明的灯，多指电灯。

light 双语例句

1. The light went out, and the room was plunged into darkness.

灯熄了，屋里陷入一片漆黑。

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2. The company manufactures a range of innovative light-weight cycles.

这家公司生产一系列的新型轻便自行车。

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3. The builders have perched a light concrete dome on eight slender columns.

建筑工人在8根细柱上架起轻巧的混凝土穹顶。

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4. Blend the butter with the sugar and beat until light and creamy.

把糖掺入黄油然后搅拌至滑软细腻。

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5. The overhead light was covered now with a white globe.

现在，顶灯已装上了一个白色球状罩子。

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light 实用场景例句

Cracks of light filtered through the shutters...

斑驳的光线透过百叶窗照射进来。

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Light and water in embassy buildings were cut off...

大使馆内的水电都被切断了。

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The janitor comes round to turn the lights out...

看门人巡视一圈，把灯熄灭。

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You get into the music, the lights and the people around you.

你融入到音乐、灯光以及身边的人群中。

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...the heavy city traffic with its endless delays at lights and crossings.

在交通灯和十字路口前长久等待的拥堵的城市车流

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It was dark and a giant moon lit the road so brightly you could see the landscape clearly...

天黑了，一轮巨大的月亮把道路照得通明，周围的景物可以看得一清二楚。

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The room was lit by only the one light...

房间里仅靠这一盏灯照明。

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It was still light when we arrived at Lalong Creek...

我们到达拉隆溪时天还没黑。

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He would often rise as soon as it was light and go into the garden.

他经常天一亮就起床去花园。

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It is a light room with tall windows...

这间房有高大的窗子，光线充足。

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Her house is light and airy, crisp and clean.

她的房子光线充足，空气流通，清新整洁。

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Stephen hunched down to light a cigarette...

斯蒂芬弓着身子点燃一支烟。

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If the charcoal does fail to light, use a special liquid spray and light it with a long taper.

要是木炭确实着不了的话，使用一种特殊的液体喷剂，再用长木片将其点燃。

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Have you got a light anybody?

你们谁有火吗？

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He has worked hard in recent months to portray New York in a better light.

最近几个月里他努力从更积极的角度来描绘纽约。

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...the harsh light of reality.

现实严酷的一面

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They can get on with running the school system according to their own lights and in their own interests.

他们可以继续按照自己的想法，依据自己的利益来管理学校系统。

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I remembered the curious expectant light in his eyes.

我记得他眼里那好奇而期待的目光。

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Nothing about this sum has come to light...

关于这笔钱人们一无所知。

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The truth is unlikely to be brought to light by the promised enquiry.

承诺要进行的调查不太可能揭露真相。

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At last the light dawned. He was going to marry Phylis!

终于明白过来了——他要和菲莉丝结婚了！

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Three hours before first light Fuentes gave orders for the evacuation of the camp.

黎明前3个小时富恩特斯下达了撤离营地的命令。

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The food industry was given a green light to extend the use of these chemicals...

食品业获准继续使用这些化学品。

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Other countries are eagerly awaiting an American green light to lift the sanctions altogether.

其他国家正在急切等待美国同意完全撤销制裁。

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In the light of this information it is now possible to identify a number of key issues.

根据这一信息，现在有可能弄清楚几个关键问题了。

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'Why didn't somebody come and tell me?' — 'Because you were out like a light.'

“为什么没有人来告诉我？”——“因为你一下就睡过去了。”

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Museum basements are stacked full of objects which never see the light of day.

博物馆的地下室里堆满了永远不会重见天日的物件。

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This extraordinary document first saw the light of day in 1966.

这份非同寻常的文件第一次公开是在1966年。

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I saw the light and ditched him.

我终于醒悟，甩掉了他。

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They had poured fuel through the door of the flat and had then set light to it.

他们隔着公寓门往里边倒汽油，然后点着了火。

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