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Fluorescent describes light that glows , especially the tube-shaped lights you see in offices, schools, and shops, which are more energy-efficient than old-style bulbs. It's also used for colors so bright they almost seem to glow, like a fluorescent yellow highlighter.
螢光的（fluorescent light 日光燈/螢光燈；fluorescent color 螢光色）
組成fluor(o)- (from fluorite, a glowing mineral) + -escent (becoming, as in 'adolescent').
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- fluorinefluorescent comes from fluorite, the glowing mineral that also gave its name to the element fluorine
原始詞典資料5 筆記錄
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fluorescentadj/ˌflʊəˈɹɛsənt/
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Of or relating to fluorescence.
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Exhibiting or produced by fluorescence.
- The fluorescent plants shimmered in the darkness.
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Emitting visible light as a result of the excitation of phosphors by ultraviolet photons produced by the passage of an electrical current through an inert gas infused with mercury.
- The quality of fluorescent lighting technology has improved dramatically in recent years.
- The shed, a steel-framed structure with a single-span roof devoid of intermediate support, is exceptionally well-lit by continuous glazing on the roof and along much of the sides, while there is fluorescent roof lighting for night work.
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Vivid, as if fluorescing; neon.
- Her shirt was fluorescent orange.
fluorescentnoun/ˌflʊəˈɹɛsənt/
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A fluorescent light.
- The fluorescents hummed day and night.
- Compact fluorescents are typically rated at 7,500 to 10,000 hours, and incandescents at about 1,500 hours.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。