Eclipse



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• n. ( 日, 月) 蚀; 名声跌落

Webster Collegiate

I. noun

• Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin eclipsis, from Greek ekleipsis, from ekleipein to omit, fail, suffer eclipse, from ex- + leipein to leave — more at loan
• Date: 13th century
• 1.
  • a. the total or partial obscuring of one celestial body by another
  • b. the passing into the shadow of a celestial body — compare occultation, transit
• 2. a falling into obscurity or decline; also the state of being eclipsed <his reputation has fallen into eclipse>
• 3. the state of being in eclipse plumage

II. transitive verb (eclipsed; eclipsing)

• Date: 13th century
• to cause an eclipse of: as
  • a. obscure, darken
  • b. to reduce in importance or repute
  • c. surpass <her score eclipsed the old record>

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