bright

名词 n. 动词 v. 形容词 adj. 副词 adv.
中文释义
英 /ˈbɹaɪ̯t/    美 /ˈbɹaɪ̯t/|/ˈbɹɑ̟ɪ̯t/|/ˈbɹɒ̈ɪ̯t/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Brightness, glow. archaic,literary
    — Thee Father firſt they ſung Omnipotent, / […] when thou ſhad'ſt / The full blaze of thy beams, and through a cloud / Drawn round about thee like a radiant Shrine, / Dark with exceſſive bright thy ſkirts appeer, / Yet dazle Heav'n, […]
  2. Glory, splendour. archaic,figuratively,literary
  3. Something (especially a product intended for sale) that has vivid colours or a lustrous appearance. in-plural
  4. A person with a naturalistic worldview with no mystical or supernatural elements.
    — Brights constitute 60% of American scientists, and a stunning 93% of those scientists good enough to be elected to the elite National Academy of Sciences (equivalent to Fellows of the Royal Society) are brights.
  5. An artist's brush used in acrylic and oil painting with a long ferrule and a flat, somewhat tapering bristle head.
动词 v.
  1. Often followed by up: to cast light on (someone or something); to brighten, to illuminate. UK,dialectal,transitive
  2. Often followed by up: to cause (someone or something) to be bright (in various senses); to brighten; specifically, to make (someone or something) energetic, or happy and optimistic. UK,dialectal,figuratively,transitive
    — Toward Mid-day he [the Sun] brighteth the Air into a chearful Saphir, and guildeth the Borders of the very Clouds with a coſtly limbus.
  3. Often followed by up: to become bright (in various senses); to brighten. UK,also,dialectal,figuratively,intransitive
    — Day brighteth at the smile o' her and yea, He hath aplanted full o' seed for harvesting by thy loving.
形容词 adj.
  1. Emitting much light; visually dazzling; luminous, lucent, radiant.
    — The sky was remarkably bright and blue on that beautiful summer day.
  2. Of light: brilliant, intense.
    — Could you please dim the light? It’s far too bright.
  3. Of an object, surface, etc.: reflecting much light; having a high lustre; gleaming, shiny.
  4. Of a place: not dark; well-lit.
    — It was said that the Irish whom [Louis de Duras, 2nd Earl of] Feversham had let loose were marching on London and massacring every man, woman, and child on the road. At one in the morning the drums of the militia beat to arms. […] Before two the capital wore a face of stern preparedness which might well have daunted a real enemy, if such an enemy had been approaching. Candles were blazing at all the windows. The public places were as bright as at noonday.
  5. Of climate or weather: not cloudy or gloomy; fair; also, of a period of time, the sky, etc.: characterized by much sunshine and good weather.
    — [H]e felt the influence of the bright sky, and looked up smiling into its deep unfathomable blue.
  6. Clearly apparent; conspicuous. figuratively
    — They gathered soberly in the farthest recess of the ward and gossiped about him in malicious, offended undertones, rebelling against his presence as a ghastly imposition and resenting him malevolently for the nauseating truth of which he was bright reminder.
  7. Of a colour: not muted or pale; bold, brilliant, vivid. figuratively
    — Her step was quick; her eye piercing, and of the brightest blue; […]
  8. Of an object, surface, etc.: having vivid colour(s); colourful. figuratively
    — The orange and blue walls of the sitting room were much brighter than the dull grey walls of the kitchen.
  9. Of a musical instrument, sound, or a voice: clearly audible; clear, resounding, and often high-pitched. figuratively
  10. Of a room or other place: having acoustic qualities that tend to cause much echoing or reverberation of sound, particularly at high frequencies. figuratively
  11. Of a scent or taste: having an agreeable balance of sweet and sour, often with associations of coolness, freshness, and sometimes aromaticity. figuratively
  12. Of a scent or taste: not bland or mild; bold, sharp, strong. figuratively
  13. Of a substance: clear, transparent; also, pure, unadulterated; (specifically) of wine: free of suspended particles; not cloudy; fine. figuratively
    — From […] the brighteſt Wines / He'd turn abhorrent.
  14. Glorious; illustrious. figuratively
    — And 'twas the worſt, if not the only ſtain, / I'th' brighteſt Annals of a Female Reign.
  15. In good spirits; happy, optimistic. figuratively
    — I woke up today feeling so bright that I decided to have a little dance.
  16. Of the face or eyes, or a smile: showing happiness or hopefulness; cheerful, lively. figuratively
    — Bright eyes / Burning like fire / Bright eyes / How can you close and fail? / How can the light that burned so brightly / Suddenly burn so pale? / Bright eyes
  17. Of a person: lively, vivacious. figuratively
    — Come on: / Gentle my Lord, ſleeke o're your rugged Lookes, / Be bright and Iouiall among your Gueſts to Night.
  18. Of a period of history or time: happy, prosperous, successful. figuratively
    — She has a bright future ahead.
  19. Of an opportunity or outlook: having a reasonable chance of success; favourable, good. figuratively
    — If he trains hard, his chances of winning the competition are bright.
  20. Of conversation, writing, etc.: imaginative or sparkling with wit; clever, witty. figuratively
  21. Having a clear, quick intellect; intelligent. figuratively
    — She’s very bright. She was able to solve the problem without my help.
  22. Of the eyes: able to see clearly; of eyesight: keen, sharp. archaic,figuratively
  23. Manifest to the mind as light is to the eyes; clear, evident, plain. archaic,figuratively
    — [T]he Queriſt muſt not proceed too ſwiftly towards the Determination of his Point propos'd, that he may with more Eaſe, with brighter Evidence, and with ſurer Succeſs draw the Learner on to aſſent to thoſe Principles ſtep by ſtep, from whence the final Concluſion will naturally ariſe.
  24. Of a rhythm or tempo: lively, upbeat. figuratively
  25. Of a note: slightly sharp. figuratively
  26. Of a metal object or surface: lacking any protective coating or surface treatment for the prevention of corrosion.
副词 adv.
  1. In a bright manner; brightly, glowingly, luminously, lustrously. literary,often
  2. Referring to colour: with bold or vivid colours; brightly, boldly, vividly. figuratively
  3. Referring to sight, sound, understanding, etc.: clearly, distinctly; brightly. archaic,figuratively

词形变化

brighter comparative brightest superlative brights plural more bright comparative most bright superlative brights present,singular,third-person brighting participle,present brighted participle,past brighted past no-table-tags table-tags glossary inflection-template bright infinitive bright first-person,present,singular brighted first-person,past,singular bright present,second-person,singular brightest archaic,present,second-person,singular brighted past,second-person,singular brightedst archaic,past,second-person,singular brights present,singular,third-person brighteth archaic,present,singular,third-person brighted past,singular,third-person bright plural,present brighted past,plural bright present,subjunctive brighted past,subjunctive bright imperative,present - imperative,past brighting participle,present brighted participle,past

词汇关系

衍生词
bright and morning star bright as a button bright as a new button bright as a new coin bright as a new dollar bright as a new penny bright as a new pin brighten bright-eyed bright eyed and bushy tailed bright-eyed and bushy-tailed bright field bright giant bright green brightish brightleaf bright lights bright lights and cold steel bright line bright-line rule brightly bright nail brightness bright-rumped attila Bright Saturday bright shiny object bright side brightsizing brightsmith bright soliton brightsome bright spark brights bright spot Bright Week brightwork bright young people Bright Young Thing cold steel and bright lights early bright embrighten eyebright gold-bright honour bright look on the bright side look on the bright side of it meadow bright night-bright noblebright overbright radio-bright Retr0bright see-bright sunbright superbright the candle that burns twice as bright burns half as long ultrabright unbright underbright bright and early

词源

词源 1
The adjective is from Middle English bright, from Old English berht, beorht, bryht, byrht, from Proto-West Germanic *berht, from Proto-Germanic *berhtaz (“bright”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerHǵ- (“to gleam, shine, whiten”).
The noun is derived from Middle English bright (“brightness, brilliance; daylight; light”), from bright (adjective): see above.
Cognates
Cognate with Scots bricht (“bright”), Danish bjært (“bright”), Faroese and Icelandic bjartur (“bright”), Norwegian Nynorsk bjart (“bright”), Swedish bjärt (“bright”), Gothic 𐌱𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌷𐍄𐍃 (bairhts, “bright, clear; evident”); also Welsh berth (“beautiful, fair, fine”), Albanian bardhë (“white”), Lithuanian brėkšti (“to dawn”), Polish brzeżdżyć (“to dawn”), Russian бре́зжить (brézžitʹ, “to dawn”), Persian برازیدن (barâzidan, “to beautify; to befit”).
词源 2
From Middle English brighte (“brightly; (figuratively) brilliantly, lustrously; of colour: boldly, vividly; clearly, distinctly; of voice: loudly”) [and other forms], from Old English breohte, beorhte (West Saxon) [and other forms], ultimately from Proto-Germanic *berhtaz (“bright, shining”); see further at etymology 1.
词源 3
From Middle English brighten (“to illuminate; to become light, dawn; (figuratively) to cleanse, purify; to clarify, explain”) [and other forms], from Old English beorhtian (“to brighten, shine; to sound clearly or loudly”) [and other forms], probably from beorht (“bright, clear”, adjective) (see further at etymology 1) + -ian (suffix forming verbs from adjectives and nouns). Later uses of the word are probably also derived from the adjective.
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