brightness

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The quality of being bright. uncountable,usually
    — Here, in the transept and choir, where the service was being held, one was conscious every moment of an increasing brightness; colours glowing vividly beneath the circular chandeliers, and the rows of small lights on the choristers' desks flashed and sparkled in front of the boys' faces, deep linen collars, and red neckbands.
  2. The perceived luminance of an object. uncountable,usually
  3. Intelligence, cleverness. figuratively,idiomatic,uncountable,usually

词形变化

brightnesses plural brightnesse alternative

词汇关系

衍生词
apparent brightness intrinsic brightness

词源

From Middle English bryghtnes, brightnesse, from Old English beorhtnes (“brightness, splendor”), from Proto-West Germanic *berhtnassī, equivalent to bright + -ness. Cognate with Old High German berahtnessī, berahtnessi (“brightness”).
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