| 单词 | leading light |
| 释义 | leading light[ lee-ding ] / ˈli dɪŋ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR leading light ON THESAURUS.COM nounan important or influential person: a leading light of the community. Origin of leading lightFirst recorded in 1870–75 Words nearby leading lightleading coefficient, leading dog, leading edge, leading indicators, leading lady, leading light, leading man, leading mark, leading note, leading question, leading rating Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for leading lightleading light / (ˈliːdɪŋ) / nounan important or outstanding person, esp in an organization or cause nautical a less common term for range light Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with leading lightleading light An important or influential individual, as in Jim was a leading light in his community. This expression, alluding to moral guidance, dates from about 1870, but terms such as a shining light have been used for an outstanding person since the first half of the 1500s. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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