A very bright orange, green, yellow, or pink — the kind that looks almost as if it is shining, even in ordinary daylight. Think safety vests, highlighters, and loud 1980s clothes.

A very bright orange, green, yellow, or pink一種非常鮮豔的橘色、綠色、黃色或粉紅色——the kind that looks almost as if it is shining那種看起來幾乎像會發光一樣的顏色，even in ordinary daylight即使在普通白天的光線下。Think safety vests, highlighters, and loud 1980s clothes想想安全背心、螢光筆，還有1980年代那種花俏的衣服。

It began as a US brand of fluorescent paint (Day-Glo Color Corp.), built from day + glow: colours meant to “glow” by day, not only in the dark.

It began as a US brand of fluorescent paint (Day-Glo Color Corp.)它原本是美國一個螢光漆的品牌名稱（Day-Glo Color Corp.），built from day + glow由day（白天）加glow（發光）組成：colours meant to "glow" by day意思是白天也能「發光」的顏色，not only in the dark不只是在暗處才會發光。

People now use Day-Glo (and day-glo) as a general adjective for that neon-bright look, even when the paint is not that brand. Careful writers still treat it as a trademark and may say fluorescent or neon instead.

People now use Day-Glo (and day-glo)現在人們把Day-Glo（或day-glo）as a general adjective for that neon-bright look當成一個通用形容詞，用來形容那種螢光般的鮮豔外觀，even when the paint is not that brand即使用的漆根本不是那個品牌。Careful writers still treat it as a trademark但講究用詞的作者仍把它當成商標 and may say fluorescent or neon instead可能會改用fluorescent或neon來代替。

Though actually, glow-in-the-dark is a different trick: those pigments you notice at night. Day-Glo is the shouty brightness you see in the sun.

Though actually不過，glow-in-the-dark is a different trickglow-in-the-dark（夜光）其實是不同的花招：those pigments you notice at night那是你在晚上才會注意到的顏料。Day-Glo is the shouty brightnessDay-Glo則是那種張揚的亮色 you see in the sun你在陽光下看到的。