单词 | halo |
释义 | Word Frequency halo(ˈheɪləʊ) nounWord forms: plural -loes or -los 1. a disc or ring of light around the head of an angel, saint, etc, as in painting or sculpture 2. the aura surrounding an idealized, famous, or admired person, thing, or event 3. a circle of light around the sun or moon, caused by the refraction of light by particles of ice 4. astronomy a spherical cloud of stars surrounding the Galaxy and other spiral galaxies verbWord forms: -loes, -los, -loing or -loed 5. to surround with or form a halo Derived forms halo-like (ˈhalo-ˌlike) adjective Word origin C16: from Medieval Latin, from Latin halōs circular threshing floor, from GreekWord Frequency halo- or hali- or before a vowel hal- combining form 1. indicating salt or the sea halophyte 2. relating to or containing a halogen halothane Word origin from Greek hals, hal- sea, salt |
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