Halo



GRE

解释

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• n. ( 日、月等) 晕, 神像之光环

Webster Collegiate

I. noun (plural halos or haloes)

• Etymology: Latin halos, from Greek halōs threshing floor, disk, halo
• Date: 1603
• 1. a circle of light appearing to surround the sun or moon and resulting from refraction or reflection of light by ice particles in the atmosphere
• 2. something resembling a halo: as
  • a. nimbus
  • b. a region of space surrounding a galaxy that is sparsely populated with luminous objects (as globular clusters) but is believed to contain a great deal of dark matter
  • c. a differentiated zone surrounding a central zone or object
  • d. an orthopedic device used to immobilize the head and neck (as to treat fracture of neck vertebrae) that consists of a metal band placed around the head and fastened to the skull usually with metal pins and that is attached by extensions to an inflexible vest — called also halo brace
• 3. the aura of glory, veneration, or sentiment surrounding an idealized person or thing

II. transitive verb

• Date: 1801
• to form into or surround with a halo <rainbows haloed the waterfalls — Michael Crawford>

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