Lightness
['laɪtnɪs]
解釋/意思:
(noun.) having a light color.
(noun.) the property of being comparatively small in weight; 'the lightness of balsa wood'.
整理:玛丽斯--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(n.) The state, condition, or quality, of being light or not heavy; buoyancy; levity; fickleness; nimbleness; delicacy; grace.
(n.) Illumination, or degree of illumination; as, the lightness of a room.
(n.) Absence of depth or of duskiness in color; as, the lightness of a tint; lightness of complexion.
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例句/造句/用法:
- I felt unusually alarmed, and trusting to the lightness of my heels I began to run as fast as I possibly could. 哈裡特·威爾遜. 哈裡特·威爾遜回忆录.
- That would suit _her_ well enough, I dare say, said Mrs. Plymdale; there is that kind of lightness about her. 喬治·艾略特. 米德爾馬契.
- A battery embodying this basic principle will have features of great value where lightness and durability are desiderata. 弗蘭克·路易斯·戴爾. 愛迪生的生平和發明.
- When she spoke, however, it was in a tone of perfect lightness. 伊蒂絲·華頓. 快樂之家.
- I will consider if I know of one, replied Venn in that same light tone which meant no lightness. 湯瑪斯·哈代. 還鄉.
- They dispersed about the room, reminding me, by the lightness and buoyancy of their movements, of a flock of white plumy birds. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 簡·愛.
- Middlemarch has not a very high standard, uncle, said Rosamond, with a pretty lightness, going towards her whip, which lay at a distance. 喬治·艾略特. 米德爾馬契.
- But of course the wooden seat is wrong--it destroys the perfect lightness and unity in tension the cane gave. 大衛·赫伯特·勞倫斯. 戀愛中的女人.
- She had not known again till today that lightness, that glow of freedom; but now it was something more than a blind groping of the blood. 伊蒂絲·華頓. 快樂之家.
- He looked at my shawl and objected to its lightness. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 維萊特.
- And to divert her companion's attention she added, with an attempt at lightness: And your second candidate? 伊蒂絲·華頓. 快樂之家.
- All of the motor carriages illustrated are of American make, and for lightness, grace, and efficiency they have no superiors. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世紀發明進展.
- Around and around the house the leaves fall thick, but never fast, for they come circling down with a dead lightness that is sombre and slow. 查理斯·狄更斯. 荒涼山莊.
- I shall be jealous when Tertius goes to Lowick, said Rosamond, dimpling, and speaking with aery lightness. 喬治·艾略特. 米德爾馬契.
- It reminded one of strength, activity, and lightness, all at once. 哈裡特·威爾遜. 哈裡特·威爾遜回忆录.
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