halo

halo
[ˈheɪləʊ]
(pl. -oes 或 -os)
  1. a disc or circle of light shown surrounding or above the head of a saint or holy person to represent their holiness
    （圣徒或圣人头上的）光轮
    ■(figurative)the glory associated with an idealized person or thing
    (喻)（赋予理想化的人或事物的）光辉，荣光
    he has long since lost his halo for many ordinary Russians.
    对于许多俄罗斯普通人来说，他头顶上的光环早就消失了。
    ■a circle or ring of something resembling a halo
    环，圈
    their frizzy haloes of hair.
    他们头顶上一圈圈细密的鬈发。
    ■a circle of white or coloured light round the sun, moon, or other luminous body caused by refraction through ice crystals in the atmosphere
    （日、月或其他发光体的）光晕，晕圈
(-oes, -oed)
  1. [with obj.](一般作 be haloed)surround with or as if with a halo
    以光环围绕；似有光环围绕
语源
  1. mid 16th cent. (denoting a circle of light round the sun etc.): from medieval Latin, from Latin halos, from Greek halōs 'disc of the sun or moon'
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