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单词 afterlight
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afterlight

[ af-ter-lahyt, ahf- ]
/ ˈæf tərˌlaɪt, ˈɑf- /
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noun

the light visible in the sky after sunset; afterglow.
a view of past events; retrospect.

Origin of afterlight

First recorded in 1890–95; after + light1

Words nearby afterlight

afterheat, after-hours, afterimage, afterimpression, afterlife, afterlight, afterload, aftermarket, after mast, aftermath, aftermost
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Example sentences from the Web for afterlight

  • But it was evening now and the valley beneath us was brimmed up with the glow of the afterlight.

    The Golden Road|Lucy Maud Montgomery
  • Alppain had set, but the whole northern sky was plunged into the minor key by its afterlight.

    A Voyage to Arcturus|David Lindsay
  • My conduct, as well as yours, when we look at it calmly in an afterlight, was quite extraordinary.

    Castle Craneycrow|George Barr McCutcheon
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