英语词汇light的发音释义、词根词缀、结构分析、同源词、词频及词根记忆法-英语词根词缀词典

light

"brightness, radiant energy," Old English leht, earlier leoht "light, daylight," from Proto-Germanic *leukhtam (cognates: Old Saxon lioht, Old Frisian liacht, Middle Dutch lucht, Dutch licht, Old High German lioht, German Licht, Gothic liuhaþ "light"), from PIE *leuk- "light, brightness" (cognates: Sanskrit rocate "shines;" Armenian lois "light," lusin "moon;" Greek leukos "bright, shining, white;" Latin lucere "to shine," lux "light," lucidus "clear;" Old Church Slavonic luci "light;" Lithuanian laukas "pale;" Welsh llug "gleam, glimmer;" Old Irish loche "lightning," luchair "brightness;" Hittite lukezi "is bright").

The -gh- was an Anglo-French scribal attempt to render the Germanic hard -h- sound, which has since disappeared from this word. The figurative spiritual sense was in Old English; the sense of "mental illumination" is first recorded mid-15c. Meaning "something used for igniting" is from 1680s. Meaning "a consideration which puts something in a certain view (as in in light of) is from 1680s. Something that's a joy and a delight has been the light of (someone's) eyes since Old English:

Ðu eart dohtor min, minra eagna leoht [Juliana].

To see the light "come into the world" is from 1680s; later in a Christian sense.

adj.

"not heavy," from Old English leoht "not heavy, light in weight; easy, trifling; quick, agile," from Proto-Germanic *lingkhtaz (cognates: Old Norse lettr, Swedish lätt, Old Frisian, Middle Dutch licht, German leicht, Gothic leihts), from PIE root *legwh- "not heavy, having little weight" (cognates: Latin levis "light," Old Irish lu "small;" see lever).

The notion in make light of (1520s) is of "unimportance." Alternative spelling lite, the darling of advertisers, is first recorded 1962. The adverb is Old English leohte, from the adjective. Light-skirts "woman of easy virtue" is attested from 1590s. To make light of is from 1520s.

"not dark," Old English leoht, common Germanic (cognates: Old Saxon and Old High German lioht, Old Frisian liacht, German licht "bright," from the source of Old English leoht (see light, n.). Meaning "pale-hued" is from 1540s.

"touch down," from Old English lihtan "to alight; alleviate, leave," from Proto-Germanic *linkhtijan, literally "to make light," from *lingkhtaz "not heavy" (see light, adj.1). Apparently the ground sense is "to dismount a horse, etc., and thus relieve it of one's weight." To light out "leave hastily" is 1870, from a nautical meaning "move out, move heavy objects," of unknown origin but perhaps belonging to this word (compare lighter, n.1).

"to illuminate, fill with brightness," Old English lyhtan, common Germanic (cognates: Old Saxon liohtian, Old High German liuhtan, German leuchten, Gothic liuhtjan "to light"), from source of from light, n.. Related: Lighted; lighting.

词根：light = light

来自盎格鲁-撒克逊语的light意为light。同义词根有来自拉丁语的lumin(lun),luc/lust和来自希腊语的photo。

同源词：

1. enlightened（给光的en(=give) + light(=light)）
adj.开通的；有知识的；摆脱偏见（或迷信）的；文明的
enlighten v.启蒙，使摆脱偏见（或迷信）
enlightenment n.启蒙，教化
My parents are fairly enlightened for country people. 作为下乡人，我父母算是相当开通了。

2. searchlight
n.探照灯；探照灯光束

3. spotlight
n.聚光灯；(the~)公众的关注 v.聚光照明；使突出醒目
come into the spotlight 吸引众人的关注

4. light
n.光；发光体（如蜡烛、灯等）；交通信号；照明；火柴、香烟等点火物；脸上的光彩，眼神；名人，权威的人
adj.（地点）有光的，明亮的；（颜色）淡的，浅的；轻微的；轻快的；行李（或负担）轻的；（吃饭）量少的；（食物）易消化的；（酒类）低度的；易醒的；睡得不沉的；轻率的，轻浮的，行为轻佻的；（女子）水性杨化的
adv.轻地；轻装地
v.点火，点燃；使光明，照亮；(~up)点（电灯或煤气灯）；(~upon)偶然发现；下（马等）；（鸟）停落
light bulb 电灯泡
All the lights went out——there was a power failure. 所有的灯都灭了——停电了。
Can you give me a light,please?能借个火吗？
strike a light 开灯
Light come,light go.来得容易易去得快。

5. lighten
v.（使）发亮，照亮，变亮；使（负担等）减轻
lighten the darkness of the cellar 照亮黑暗的地下室
lighten a ship's cargo/taxes 减轻船上的货物/降低税收

6. lightning
n.闪电，电光
adj.闪电的；极快的；闪电似的
like lightning 闪电般地
lightning strike /operation 闪电式的罢工/工作
lightning beetle (bug)萤火虫
lightning war 闪电战

7. lighter
n.打火机；点火器；点火者；驳船 v.用驳船运送（货物）
snap on a lighter 点着打火机
lighterage n.驳运费
tug with a string of lighters behind it 后面拖着一长串驳船

8. lighthouse
n.灯塔
lighthouse keeper 灯塔看守人

9. lightly
adv.轻轻地；轻微地，稍微地；轻蔑地
push lightly 轻轻地推
lightly friend fish 稍微用油炸过的鱼

10. lights
n.(羊、猪、牛等）肮脏

11. lightsome
adj.轻松愉快的；无忧无虑的；发亮的，光亮的，明亮的

词汇	light
词根词缀	Online Etymology Dictionary YoudictWordRoots light n. "brightness, radiant energy," Old English leht, earlier leoht "light, daylight," from Proto-Germanic leukhtam (cognates: Old Saxon lioht, Old Frisian liacht, Middle Dutch lucht, Dutch licht, Old High German lioht, German Licht, Gothic liuhaþ "light"), from PIE leuk- "light, brightness" (cognates: Sanskrit rocate "shines;" Armenian lois "light," lusin "moon;" Greek leukos "bright, shining, white;" Latin lucere "to shine," lux "light," lucidus "clear;" Old Church Slavonic luci "light;" Lithuanian laukas "pale;" Welsh llug "gleam, glimmer;" Old Irish loche "lightning," luchair "brightness;" Hittite lukezi "is bright"). The -gh- was an Anglo-French scribal attempt to render the Germanic hard -h- sound, which has since disappeared from this word. The figurative spiritual sense was in Old English; the sense of "mental illumination" is first recorded mid-15c. Meaning "something used for igniting" is from 1680s. Meaning "a consideration which puts something in a certain view (as in in light of) is from 1680s. Something that's a joy and a delight has been the light of (someone's) eyes since Old English: Ðu eart dohtor min, minra eagna leoht [Juliana]. To see the light "come into the world" is from 1680s; later in a Christian sense. adj. 1 "not heavy," from Old English leoht "not heavy, light in weight; easy, trifling; quick, agile," from Proto-Germanic lingkhtaz (cognates: Old Norse lettr, Swedish lätt, Old Frisian, Middle Dutch licht, German leicht, Gothic leihts), from PIE root legwh- "not heavy, having little weight" (cognates: Latin levis "light," Old Irish lu "small;" see lever). The notion in make light of (1520s) is of "unimportance." Alternative spelling lite, the darling of advertisers, is first recorded 1962. The adverb is Old English leohte, from the adjective. Light-skirts "woman of easy virtue" is attested from 1590s. To make light of is from 1520s. 2 "not dark," Old English leoht, common Germanic (cognates: Old Saxon and Old High German lioht, Old Frisian liacht, German licht "bright," from the source of Old English leoht (see light, n.). Meaning "pale-hued" is from 1540s. v. 1 "touch down," from Old English lihtan "to alight; alleviate, leave," from Proto-Germanic linkhtijan, literally "to make light," from lingkhtaz "not heavy" (see light, adj.1). Apparently the ground sense is "to dismount a horse, etc., and thus relieve it of one's weight." To light out "leave hastily" is 1870, from a nautical meaning "move out, move heavy objects," of unknown origin but perhaps belonging to this word (compare lighter, n.1). 2 "to illuminate, fill with brightness," Old English lyhtan, common Germanic (cognates: Old Saxon liohtian, Old High German liuhtan, German leuchten, Gothic liuhtjan "to light"), from source of from light, n.. Related: Lighted; lighting. 词根：light = light 来自盎格鲁-撒克逊语的light意为light。同义词根有来自拉丁语的lumin(lun),luc/lust和来自希腊语的photo。同源词： 1. enlightened（给光的en(=give) + light(=light)） adj.开通的；有知识的；摆脱偏见（或迷信）的；文明的 enlighten v.启蒙，使摆脱偏见（或迷信） enlightenment n.启蒙，教化 My parents are fairly enlightened for country people. 作为下乡人，我父母算是相当开通了。 2. searchlight n.探照灯；探照灯光束 3. spotlight n.聚光灯；(the~)公众的关注 v.聚光照明；使突出醒目 come into the spotlight 吸引众人的关注 4. light n.光；发光体（如蜡烛、灯等）；交通信号；照明；火柴、香烟等点火物；脸上的光彩，眼神；名人，权威的人 adj.（地点）有光的，明亮的；（颜色）淡的，浅的；轻微的；轻快的；行李（或负担）轻的；（吃饭）量少的；（食物）易消化的；（酒类）低度的；易醒的；睡得不沉的；轻率的，轻浮的，行为轻佻的；（女子）水性杨化的 adv.轻地；轻装地 v.点火，点燃；使光明，照亮；(~up)点（电灯或煤气灯）；(~upon)偶然发现；下（马等）；（鸟）停落 light bulb 电灯泡 All the lights went out——there was a power failure. 所有的灯都灭了——停电了。 Can you give me a light,please?能借个火吗？ strike a light 开灯 Light come,light go.来得容易易去得快。 5. lighten v.（使）发亮，照亮，变亮；使（负担等）减轻 lighten the darkness of the cellar 照亮黑暗的地下室 lighten a ship's cargo/taxes 减轻船上的货物/降低税收 6. lightning n.闪电，电光 adj.闪电的；极快的；闪电似的 like lightning 闪电般地 lightning strike /operation 闪电式的罢工/工作 lightning beetle (bug)萤火虫 lightning war 闪电战 7. lighter n.打火机；点火器；点火者；驳船 v.用驳船运送（货物） snap on a lighter 点着打火机 lighterage n.驳运费 tug with a string of lighters behind it 后面拖着一长串驳船 8. lighthouse n.灯塔 lighthouse keeper 灯塔看守人 9. lightly adv.轻轻地；轻微地，稍微地；轻蔑地 push lightly 轻轻地推 lightly friend fish 稍微用油炸过的鱼 10. lights n.(羊、猪、牛等）肮脏 11. lightsome adj.轻松愉快的；无忧无虑的；发亮的，光亮的，明亮的
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