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单词 alpenglow
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alpenglown.

Brit. /ˈalp(ə)nɡləʊ/, U.S. /ˈælpənˌɡloʊ/
Origin: A borrowing from German, combined with an English element. Etymons: German Alpenglühen , glow n.
Etymology: < German Alpenglühen (1831; apparently < Alpen , the name of the Alps (see Alp n.1) + Glühen , use as noun of glühen to glow: see glow v.1), with substitution of glow n. for the second element.
The rosy light of the setting or rising sun seen illuminating high mountains.
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the world > matter > light > naturally occurring light > [noun] > sunlight or sunshine > twilight > on mountains
alpenglow1862
1862 W. H. Brewer Let. 1 Oct. in Calif. Hist. Soc. Q. 7 (1928) 125 How long and earnestly we gazed on the mountain!.. At sunset it was tinged with a lovely alpenglow.
1880 Scribner's Monthly 20 346/2 The whole picture stood revealed in the full flush of the alpenglow.
1922 C. E. Hewes Songs of Rockies 261 The Vale of Elkanah is famous for its many wonderful cloud and atmospheric effects, but none are more remarkable than the beautiful alpenglows of autumn and early winter.
1974 Backpacker Spring 46/3 The delicate pastels of dawn alpenglow.
2004 High Mountain Mar. 96/2 We walked down to the causeway to watch the sunset over Fionn Loch; it produced the finest alpenglow I've ever seen in Scotland.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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