词根:light = light
来自盎格鲁-撒克逊语的light意为light。同义词根有来自拉丁语的lumin(lun),luc/lust和来自希腊语的photo。
同源词:
1. enlightened(给光的en(=give) + light(=light))
adj.开通的;有知识的;摆脱偏见(或迷信)的;文明的
enlighten v.启蒙,使摆脱偏见(或迷信)
enlightenment n.启蒙,教化
My parents are fairly enlightened for country people. 作为下乡人,我父母算是相当开通了。
2. searchlight
n.探照灯;探照灯光束
3. spotlight
n.聚光灯;(the~)公众的关注 v.聚光照明;使突出醒目
come into the spotlight 吸引众人的关注
4. light
n.光;发光体(如蜡烛、灯等);交通信号;照明;火柴、香烟等点火物;脸上的光彩,眼神;名人,权威的人
adj.(地点)有光的,明亮的;(颜色)淡的,浅的;轻微的;轻快的;行李(或负担)轻的;(吃饭)量少的;(食物)易消化的;(酒类)低度的;易醒的;睡得不沉的;轻率的,轻浮的,行为轻佻的;(女子)水性杨化的
adv.轻地;轻装地
v.点火,点燃;使光明,照亮;(~up)点(电灯或煤气灯);(~upon)偶然发现;下(马等);(鸟)停落
light bulb 电灯泡
All the lights went out——there was a power failure. 所有的灯都灭了——停电了。
Can you give me a light,please?能借个火吗?
strike a light 开灯
Light come,light go.来得容易易去得快。
5. lighten
v.(使)发亮,照亮,变亮;使(负担等)减轻
lighten the darkness of the cellar 照亮黑暗的地下室
lighten a ship's cargo/taxes 减轻船上的货物/降低税收
6. lightning
n.闪电,电光
adj.闪电的;极快的;闪电似的
like lightning 闪电般地
lightning strike /operation 闪电式的罢工/工作
lightning beetle (bug)萤火虫
lightning war 闪电战
7. lighter
n.打火机;点火器;点火者;驳船 v.用驳船运送(货物)
snap on a lighter 点着打火机
lighterage n.驳运费
tug with a string of lighters behind it 后面拖着一长串驳船
8. lighthouse
n.灯塔
lighthouse keeper 灯塔看守人
9. lightly
adv.轻轻地;轻微地,稍微地;轻蔑地
push lightly 轻轻地推
lightly friend fish 稍微用油炸过的鱼
10. lights
n.(羊、猪、牛等)肮脏
11. lightsome
adj.轻松愉快的;无忧无虑的;发亮的,光亮的,明亮的
词根词缀:astrapo-, astrap-
【来源及含义】Greek: lightning; the Greek verb strapto means "to hurl"
【相关词根词缀】 Cross references of word groups that are related, directly or indirectly, to: "lightning and/or thunder": bronto-; cerauno-, kerauno-; fulgur-; tonitro-, tonitru-.
【同源单词】astraphobia, astraphobiac, astrapomancy, astrapomania, astrapomaniac, Astrapotherium magnum
词根词缀:bronto-, bront-
【来源及含义】Greek: thunder
【相关词根词缀】 Cross references of word groups that are related, directly or indirectly, to: "lightning and/or thunder": astrapo-; cerauno-, kerauno-; fulgur-; tonitro-, tonitru-.
【同源单词】brontema, Brontes, bronteum, brontide, brontides, brontogram
词根词缀:cerauno-, kerauno-
【来源及含义】Greek: thunderbolt, thunder, lightning [literally, "smasher, crusher"]
【相关词根词缀】 Cross references of word groups that are related, directly or indirectly, to: "lightning and/or thunder": astrapo-; bronto-; fulgur-; tonitro-, tonitru-.
【同源单词】ceraunia, ceraunics, ceraunogram, ceraunograph, ceraunomancy, ceraunomania
词根词缀:fulg-; fulmi-
【来源及含义】Latin: to shine, to flash, to glow, to burn; fulmi-, lightning, thunder forth, denounce; related to fulg-
【相关词根词缀】 Etymologically related "light, shine, glow" word families: ethero-; luco-; lumen-, lum-; luna, luni-; lustr-; phengo-; pheno-; phospho-; photo-; scinti-, scintill-; splendo-. Cross references of word groups that are related, directly, indirectly, or partly to: "fire, burn, glow, or ashes": ars-, ard-; -bust; cand-, cend-; caust-, caut-; crema-; ciner-; ether-; flagr-; flam-; focus, foci-; gehenna-; ign-; phleg-; phlog-; pyreto-, -pyrexia; pyr-; spod- (ashes; waste); volcan-.
【同源单词】circumfulgent, effulge, effulgence, effulgent, fulgency, fulgent
词根词缀:fulgur-
【来源及含义】Latin: lightning; flashing
【相关词根词缀】 Cross references of word groups that are related, directly or indirectly, to: "lightning and/or thunder": astrapo-; bronto-; cerauno-, kerauno-; tonitro-, tonitru-.
【同源单词】electrofulguration, Fulgora, fulgural, fulgurant, fulgurata, fulgurate
词根词缀:tonitro-, tonitru-
【来源及含义】Latin: thunder
【相关词根词缀】 Cross references of word groups that are related, directly or indirectly, to: "lightning and/or thunder": astrapo-; bronto-; cerauno-, kerauno-; fulgur-.
【同源单词】thunder, thunder, thunderbolt, thunderclap, thunderous, thunderously