陳國詩的英文分享平台

關鍵字彙：

dusk/ flicker/ gleam/ glimmer/ glisten/ glitter/ illuminate/ luminous/ luster/ sheen/ shimmer

1. 「照亮」叫illuminate，「發光的」、「明亮的」可用luminous，「黑暗」可說成dusk：

•They were living in a room dimly illuminated by firelight.

•The sun is a luminous body.

•The lights go on at dusk.

•Almost nothing was visible in the dusk of the room.

2. 「不穩定地閃著」、「明滅不定」叫flicker，「微微發亮」、「柔和地閃著」叫glimmer或shimmer：

•The brief candle flickered and then went out.

•A faint light glimmered at the end of the passage.

•The moonlight shimmered on the water as the moon broke through the clouds for a moment.

3. 「閃閃發亮」、「閃耀」叫glisten或glitter：

•His hair glistened with oil.

•I polished it till it glistened.

•The diamond glittered on her finger.

•All that glitters is not gold.

4. 「光澤」叫luster或sheen，「突然射出或發出的亮光」叫gleam：

•The soft luster of the silk in the dim light was pleasing.

•I will forever remember her voice and her hair that has a soft beautiful sheen.

•Gleams of sunshine came round the edges of the dark cloud.