lambent

形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ˈlæmbənt/    美 /ˈlæmbənt/

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Brushing or flickering gently over a surface.
    — 1800, William Cowper, The Task, Book VI: "The Winter Walk at Noon", Poems, J. Johnson, page 232, No foe to man / Lurks in the ſerpent now: the mother ſees, / And ſmiles to ſee, her infant's playful hand / Stretch'd forth to dally with the creſted worm, / To ſtroke his azure neck, or to receive / The lambent homage of his arrowy tongue.
  2. Glowing or luminous, but lacking heat.
    — The lambent glow of fireflies delighted the children.
  3. Exhibiting lightness or brilliance of wit; clever or witty without unkindness. figuratively
    — We appreciated her lambent comments.

词形变化

more lambent comparative most lambent superlative

词汇关系

衍生词
lambency lambently

词源

From Latin lambēns, present participle of lambō (“lick”).
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