单词 | incandescent |
释义 | incandescent —incandescently, adv. /in'keuhn des"euhnt/, adj. 1. (of light) produced by incandescence. 2. glowing or white with heat. 3. intensely bright; brilliant. 4. brilliant; masterly; extraordinarily lucid: an incandescent masterpiece; incandescent wit. 5. aglow with ardor, purpose, etc.: the incandescent vitality of youth. [1785-95; < L incandescent- (s. of incandescens), prp. of incandescere to glow. See IN-2, CANDESCENT] Syn. 5. electrifying, brilliant, dynamic. |
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