| 单词 | bright spot |
| 释义 | > as lemmasbright spot bright spot n. a good part or aspect, esp. of something which is otherwise largely or entirely bad or unpleasant. ΚΠ 1769 tr. G. Dragonetti Treat. Virtues & Rewards xi. 139 That imperial invitation of french d'Alembert to the court of the Czarina must ever be a bright spot [It. il punto più luminoso] of russian history. 1872 Jews of Roumania 11 Amid all these miseries and horrors there is one bright spot—there is one bright spot in the story of barbarity. 1905 Evening Post (Wellington, N.Z.) 2 Nov. 7 The only bright spot in the match for them was the potted goal by the full-back, Lillicrap, a fine performance. 2012 P. S. Boyer Amer. Hist.: Very Short Introd. v. 69 The one bright spot in this shameful decision was a stinging dissent. < as lemmas |
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