luminary

英 ['lu?m?n(?)r?] 美['l?m?'n?ri]

GRE低頻詞

復(fù)數(shù):?luminaries;

luminary 專家，權(quán)威

來(lái)自拉丁語(yǔ)lumen,光亮，光線，詞源同light.引申詞義發(fā)光的人，專家，權(quán)威。

luminary (n.): mid-15c., "lamp, source of (artificial) light," from Old French luminarie (12c.), "lamp, lights, lighting; candles; brightness, illumination," from Late Latin luminare "light, torch, lamp, heavenly body," literally "that which gives light," from Latin lumen (genitive luminis) "light," related to lucere "to shine" (see light (n.)). Sense of "notable person" is first recorded 1690s, though the Middle English word also had a figurative sense of "source of spiritual light, example of holiness."

1. This code for the computer mouse maze topology search code LUMINARY processor's Lm 3 s 615.: 此代碼為電腦鼠迷宮拓?fù)浣Y(jié)構(gòu)搜索代碼,處理器為LUMINARY公司的Lm3s615.

2. That luminary gazed earnestly at some papers before him.: 那個(gè)大好佬在用心細(xì)看面前的報(bào)紙.

3. Now that a new light shone upon the horizon, this older luminary paled in the west.: 現(xiàn)在東方地平線上升起了一輪朝陽(yáng), 這彎殘?jiān)戮驮谖鬟吿祀H失去了光澤.