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单词 lambent
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
lam•bent  (lam′bənt),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. running or moving lightly over a surface:lambent tongues of flame.
  2. dealing lightly and gracefully with a subject;
    brilliantly playful:lambent wit.
  3. softly bright or radiant:a lambent light.
  • Latin lambent- (stem of lambēns) lapping, present participle of lambere to lick wash (said of water or fire); akin to lap3; see -ent
  • 1640–50
lam′bent•ly, adv. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
lambent /ˈlæmbənt/ adj
  1. (esp of a flame) flickering softly over a surface
  2. glowing with soft radiance
  3. (of wit or humour) light or brilliant
Etymology: 17th Century: from the present participle of Latin lambere to lick

ˈlambency n ˈlambently adv
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