1794, from French incandescent or directly from Latin incandescentem (nominative incandescens), present participle of incandescere "become warm, glow, kindle," from in- "within" (see in- (2)) + candescere "begin to glow, become white," inceptive of candere "to glow, to shine" (see candle).
雙語例句
1. Gill had an extraordinary, incandescent personality.
吉爾個性鮮明，熱情洋溢。
來自柯林斯例句
2. It makes me incandescent with fury.
它令我極其憤怒。
來自柯林斯例句
3. an incandescent musical performance
充滿激情的音樂演奏
來自《權威詞典》
4. They are called incandescent lights, and their colour depends on how hot they are.
這種燈叫做白熾燈，其顏色取決于溫度。
來自柯林斯例句
5. The incandescent lamp we use in daily life was invented by Edison.