lambent

英 ['læmb(ə)nt]美

adj. 轻轻摇曳的；柔和而光亮的

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pest害虫。
infest害虫大批出没于,侵扰。
in在里面,fest即pest害虫。

lamp油灯。
lambent火焰轻轻摇曳的。

hack劈砍。
haggle乱砍,乱劈。
ck变成g,-le动词尾,表示反复。

英文词源

lambent

lambent: see lap

lambent (adj.)

1640s, from figurative use of Latin lambentem (nominative lambens), present participle of lambere "to lick," from PIE root *lab-, indicative of smacking lips or licking (cognates: Greek laptein "to sip, lick," Old English lapian "to lick, lap up, suck;" see lap (v.1)).

双语例句

1. There was a continual play of lambent fire about his eyes.

他眼睛里不断地闪现着炯炯的光芒.

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