| 单词 | halo |
| 释义 | halo (once / 1701 pages) n A glowing light that circles something, like the moon or a person's head is a halo. Painters of religious art often put a halo around the heads of angels and saints. A halo is a symbol of holiness, represented by a circle or arc of light around the head of a saint or holy person. Any circle of light can be described as a halo, even in a non-religious context; sometimes you'll see a glowing halo of light around the moon, for example. The word halo also means "glory or majesty," a symbolic halo rather than a physical one. The Greek halos means "ring of light around the sun or moon." WORD FAMILYhalo: haloes, halos USAGE EXAMPLESOne reason may be the so-called expert halo, which causes people to blindly defer to the perceived authority in the group. New York Times(Dec 30, 2016) The explanation was a halo of dark matter around the galaxies that spread mass throughout the galaxies. Reuters(Dec 26, 2016) The two major live-action openings this weekend — also science-fiction-oriented — are both struggling, quieting hopes of a “Star Wars” halo effect. Los Angeles Times(Dec 24, 2016) 1n a circle of light around the sun or moon Hypo|Hyper parhelic circle, parhelic ring, solar halo a luminous halo parallel to the horizon at the altitude of the sun; caused by ice crystals in the atmosphere atmospheric phenomenon a physical phenomenon associated with the atmosphere 2n an indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint Syn|Hyper aura, aureole, gloriole, glory, nimbus light, lightness the visual effect of illumination on objects or scenes as created in pictures 3n a toroidal shape a halo of smoke Syn|Hypo|Hyper anchor ring, annulus, doughnut, ring fairy circle, fairy ring a ring of fungi marking the periphery of the perennial underground growth of the mycelium toroid the doughnut-shaped object enclosed by a torus |
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