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Luminescent describes something that gives off a soft shining light without being on fire and without being hot. A luminescent fish, a luminescent sign, luminescent paint on a wall.
Luminescent luminescent這個字 describes something that gives off a soft shining light形容會發出柔和光芒的東西 without being on fire既沒有著火 and without being hot也不是熱的。 A luminescent fish會發冷光的魚, a luminescent sign會發冷光的招牌, luminescent paint on a wall牆上會發冷光的油漆。
The noun is luminescence; this is the adjective, the 'what kind of thing is it?' word.
The noun名詞形 is luminescence是luminescence; this這個字(luminescent) is the adjective是形容詞, the ‘what kind of thing is it?’ word也就是回答「這是哪種東西」的字。
In shops and on packets you will see it next to glow-in-the-dark toys and safety marks. Though actually, everyday English still prefers glowing or glow-in-the-dark; luminescent sounds more careful, more like science or a label. People also stretch fluorescent to cover this, but a fluorescent light in an office is a different, harsher thing — a tube that needs electricity — not the same as a fish that makes its own soft light.
In shops and on packets在店裡和包裝上, you will see it你會看到它 next to glow-in-the-dark toys and safety marks出現在會發光的玩具和安全標誌旁邊。 Though actually,不過其實, everyday English日常英文 still prefers glowing or glow-in-the-dark還是比較常用glowing或glow-in-the-dark; luminescent luminescent這個字 sounds more careful聽起來比較講究, more like science or a label比較像科學用語或標籤上的字。 People大家 also stretch fluorescent to cover this也會把fluorescent這個字拿來用在這種情況, but不過 a fluorescent light in an office辦公室裡的日光燈 is a different, harsher thing是不一樣、比較刺眼的東西 — a tube that needs electricity是需要電力的燈管 — not the same as a fish that makes its own soft light跟一條自己發出柔光的魚是不同的。
組成From the stem of Latin lumen, 'light', plus -escent, 'becoming, starting to'. Same idea as luminesce + -ent: 'giving off light'.
同家族的字
- luminescencethe noun: the light itself
- luminoussame Latin lumen, 'light'
原始詞典資料1 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
luminescentadj/luːmɪˈnɛs(ə)nt/
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Emitting light by luminescence.
- But this does not have the slightly yellow glow of things made with luminescent dye.
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。