| 单词 | effulgence |
| 释义 | effulgence (once / 5985 pages) n Your future's so bright, you've got to wear shades. Really, it's giving off blinding, radiant rays of light — what some people would call effulgence. Effulgence is brightness taken to the extreme. You may be dazzled by it, stunned by it, or even overcome by it. Usually used to refer to the sun or some other mega-star, effulgence can also be used more figuratively. If you're met with the mega-watt effulgence of the most beautiful movie star, take a moment to marvel at the rays of light shooting from her perfect smile. Then snap out of it and ask for an autograph. WORD FAMILYeffulgence: effulgences+/effulgent: effulgence, effulgently USAGE EXAMPLESBalls of apparently sentient effulgence prowl intersections like terrestrial comets. Time(Aug 10, 2015) While the word “radiant” is rightly used of many ballet dancers, Ms. Nuñez’s kind of effulgence combines sunniness and heart to a rare degree. New York Times(Jun 30, 2015) With that word the heat seemed to increase till it became a threatening weight and the lagoon attacked them with a blinding effulgence. William Golding, Lord of the Flies(1954) n the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light Syn|Hypo|Hyper radiance, radiancy, refulgence, refulgency, shine gleam, gleaming, glow, lambency an appearance of reflected light luster, lustre, sheen, shininessthe visual property of something that shines with reflected light burnish, gloss, glossiness, polishthe property of being smooth and shiny French polishthe glaze produced by repeated applications of French polish shellac glazea glossy finish on a fabric brightness the location of a visual perception along a continuum from black to white |
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