| 单词 | min-min light |
| 释义 | > as lemmasMin-Min light A mysterious, phosphorescent light observed sporadically in the Australian outback. Also Min-Min light.The light is similar to ignis fatuus. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > light emitted under particular conditions > [noun] > phosphorescence > will-o'-the-wisp fox-fire1483 foolish fire1563 ignis fatuus1563 fool's fire1583 Kit with the canstick or candlestick1584 going fire1596 will-o'-the-wisp1596 meteor1597 firedrake1607 wisp1618 ambulones1621 Dick-a-Tuesday1636 friar's lantern1645 gillian burnt-tail1654 Jill-burnt-tail1654 Jack-o'-lantern1658 fatuous fire1661 wildfire1663 wandering fire or light1667 Jack-a-Lent1680 fairy light1722 spunkie1727 Jill-o'-the-wisp1750 fen-fire1814 fatuus1820 marsh-light1823 feu follet1832 wisp-lighta1847 hob-lantern1847 ghost light1849 elf-fire1855 Peggy-with-her-lantern1855 fatuous light1857–8 marsh-fire1865 swamp fire1903 Min-Min1950 1950 G. Farwell Land of Mirage xv. 131 He delighted in tales of the supernatural, telling us how he had seen the Min-Min light outside Winton. 1965 Austral. Encycl. VI. 91/2 Most of the features reported to be associated with the Min Min are similar to those recorded in relation to the ignis fatuus..which occurs, irregularly and unpredictably, over marshy ground or in graveyards in certain parts of Britain and the Continent. 1970 Matilda (Winton Tourist Promotion Assoc.) 13 Where the stars are pale and the min-min glows. 1982 D. Harris Drovers of Outback 4 The Min Min light has been seen in various parts of Queensland and the Northern Territory but has never been satisfactorily explained. 1994 A.N.U. Reporter (Canberra) 9 Nov. 8 She..stood in front of a mirror in a cotton dress and said bloody blackfella legs, too skinny, and told him that reminds me of stories about the wicked tricky minmin and the sad dead. 1995 Countryman Spring 121/1 Fred Silcock wrote to local papers all over the Australian continent, enquiring about ‘min-min lights’, which is what will o' the wisps are called there. < as lemmas |
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