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firelight

UK //ˈfaɪəlaɪt//US //ˈfaɪərlaɪt//

词源

复合词,源自中古英语 fire(火) + light(光),14世纪开始使用。

noun

❶ 指篝火、壁炉等火焰发出的柔和光芒,常营造温暖或浪漫的氛围。

“We sat around the campfire, telling stories in the flickering firelight.”

(我们围坐在篝火旁,在摇曳的火光中讲故事。)

“Her face looked golden in the warm firelight.”

(她的脸庞在温暖的火光中显得金灿灿的。)

同义词:flame glow, fire glow, hearth light

常见短语

by firelight — 在火光映照下,描述依靠火焰光源进行的活动或呈现的状态。

“Ancient humans painted cave walls by firelight.”

(远古人类借助火光在洞穴墙壁上作画。)