highlight

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ˈhaɪlaɪt/    美 /ˈhaɪˌlaɪt/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An area or a spot in a drawing, painting, or photograph that is strongly illuminated.
    — The image blurred into the highlight, like something familiar seen beneath disturbed though clear water; he looked at the familiar image with a kind of quiet horror and despair, at a face suddenly older in sin than he would ever be, a face more blurred than sweet, at eyes more secret than soft.
  2. An especially significant or interesting detail or event or period of time. figuratively
    — Meeting my future wife was the highlight of my trip to Spain.
  3. A strand or spot of hair dyed a different color than the rest.
动词 v.
  1. To make prominent; emphasize. transitive
    — The Guardian has spoken to dozens of Europeans who have left, or are planning to leave. Their stories highlight surprising new migration routes – from Lisbon to Luanda, Dublin to Perth, Barcelona to Buenos Aires – as well as more traditional migration patterns.
  2. To be a highlight of. transitive
  3. To mark (important passages of text), e.g. with a fluorescent marker pen or in a wordprocessor, as a means of memory retention or for later reference. transitive
  4. To dye (part of the hair) a different color than the rest. transitive
  5. To seek the attention of (a user) on IRC by mentioning their name in a message, causing that message to appear highlighted on their screen. Internet,transitive
    — You could have asked: is there a reason this easy patch was not applied, either on IRC or private mail by me. You did write a comment on IRC and I did see it. Problem is that you did not highlight me _and_ you did not wait for an answer.

词形变化

highlights plural hilite alternative,informal highlights present,singular,third-person highlighting participle,present highlighted participle,past highlighted past highlit nonstandard,participle,past highlit nonstandard,past hilite alternative,informal

词汇关系

衍生词
dehighlight highlightable highlighter sunlights unhighlight
相关词
midlight

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *kewk-
Proto-Indo-European *kówk-o-s
Proto-Germanic *hauhaz
Proto-West Germanic *hauh
Old English hēah
Middle English heigh
English high
Proto-Indo-European *lewk-der.
Proto-Germanic *leuhtaz
Proto-West Germanic *leuht
Old English lēoht
Middle English light
English light
English highlight
From high + light.
词源 2
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *kewk-
Proto-Indo-European *kówk-o-s
Proto-Germanic *hauhaz
Proto-West Germanic *hauh
Old English hēah
Middle English heigh
English high
Proto-Indo-European *lewk-der.
Proto-Germanic *leuhtaz
Proto-West Germanic *leuht
Old English lēoht
Middle English light
English light
English highlight
From high + light.
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