| 单词 | luminary |
|---|---|
| 音标 | ['lju:minəri] |
| 解释 | n.杰出人物，名人 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 n. 杰出人物，名人(famo us intellectual) 【记】 lumin(光)+ary→发光 的人→名人 【同】 同根词：lumen(流明 ，光通量单位); luminant(发光的) |
| 字源 | 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." |
| 不择手段背单词 | n. 发光体; 知识渊博的人 【记】源于: lumen作为词根表示光. 【类】master: experience = luminary: eminence = maven: experience能手有经验 = 知识渊博的人显赫 = 行家有经验 |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】lumin- 亮，明，闪闪发亮的名星 |
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