
好词典

源自中古英语 glaren,可能来自古诺尔斯语 glāra(发光),与古英语 glær(琥珀)有关,最终源自原始日耳曼语 *glaz-(闪耀)。
❶ 形容光线或颜色极其明亮刺眼,让人难以直视或感到不适。常用来描述太阳、灯光等强烈光源。
“The glaring sunlight made it hard to see the road.”
(刺眼的阳光让人看不清道路。)
“She wore sunglasses to protect her eyes from the glaring light.”
(她戴着太阳镜保护眼睛免受强光刺激。)
❶ 形容错误、问题等非常明显且难以忽视,带有负面含义。
“There was a glaring mistake in the report that nobody noticed.”
(报告中有一个明显的错误却没人发现。)
“The glaring inequality in the system needs to be addressed.”
(系统中明显的不平等问题需要解决。)
glaring error — 指非常明显且严重的错误,通常应该被发现却未被注意到的失误。
“The editor missed a glaring error in the headline.”
(编辑漏掉了标题中一个明显的错误。)
glaring omission — 指文件中或陈述中明显且重要的遗漏,这种缺失通常会产生严重后果。
“The will had a glaring omission - it didn't mention the youngest daughter.”
(遗嘱有个明显疏漏——没有提及小女儿。)