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halo

UK /ˈheɪləʊ/US /ˈheɪloʊ/

词源

源自希腊语 'halōs'(意为打谷场、圆环),后经拉丁语 'halos' 进入英语,最初指太阳或月亮的光环。

noun

❶ 指环绕在圣像、天使或神圣人物头部周围的光环或光轮,象征神圣或纯洁。也用于形容物体周围类似的光圈现象。

“The painting showed the saint with a golden halo around his head.”

(画中的圣人头部环绕着金色的光环。)

“A halo appeared around the moon last night due to ice crystals in the air.”

(昨晚月亮周围出现了光晕,这是空气中冰晶折射造成的。)

同义词:aura, nimbus, glow, radiance, corona

verb

❶ 以光环围绕或照亮某物,常用于文学描述中表示被光芒笼罩的状态。

“The setting sun haloed the mountain peaks in pink light.”

(落日用粉色的光芒为山峰镀上了一圈光晕。)

“Her hair was haloed by the backlight from the window.”

(她的头发被窗户的逆光照亮,形成了一圈光晕。)

同义词:encircle, surround, illuminate, ring, crown

常见短语

halo effect — 心理学现象,指人们对某人或某事物的整体印象会影响对其具体特质的判断。

“The teacher's halo effect made her assume the well-behaved student was also brilliant at math.”

(教师的晕轮效应使她认为那个行为良好的学生在数学方面也很出色。)