【每日一词】 incandescent -/ ˌin-kən-ˈde-sᵊnt also -(ˌ)kan-/ adj. 辉耀的；炽热的；发白热光的

Definition:

1 of 2 adjective

1

a: white, glowing, or luminous with intense heat

b: strikingly bright, radiant, or clear

c: marked by brilliance especially of expression

incandescent wit

d: characterized by glowing zeal : ardent

incandescent affection

2

a: of, relating to, or being light produced by incandescence

b: producing light by incandescence

incandescently adverb

incandescent

2 of 2

noun : light bulb sense a

短语

incandescent lamp: 白炽灯；白炽灯泡；白炽弧光灯

incandescent light bulb: 电灯泡；白炽灯；准确技术名称为白炽灯

Incandescent bulb: 白炽灯泡；白炽灯照；白炽灯；电灯泡胆

Incandescent light: 白炽灯；长明灯；白炽光；白炽灯光线

incandescent filament lamp: 白炽灯

incandescent cathode: 白炽热阴极；白炽灯照

gas incandescent lamp: 充气白炽灯；充气电灯泡

Examples of incandescent in a Sentence

Adjective

sitting in darkness, except for the incandescent coals of our campfire

a speaker incandescent with righteous anger over the treatment of the refugees

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

Replace light bulbs: If possible, make sure that the light bulbs in your home are incandescent or LED.

—Serenity Mirabito, Rn, Health, 19 June 2024

The energy-efficient bulbs run cooler and last up to 25 times longer than incandescent lights.

—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 17 June 2024

Noun

These days, Fischer is the one wielding the brush, turning out one incandescent tableaux after another.

—Andrew Gilbert, The Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2024

In the opening show, a series of prints by Louise Bourgeois shared space with a monumental Tracey Emin and an incandescent Alice Neel hung at the top of a staircase like a family portrait.

—Michael Snyder, TIME, 25 July 2024