英语词汇“penumbra”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典-新都网

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单词	penumbra
释义	pe·num·bra I. \pə̇ˈnəmbrə\ noun (plural penumbrae \-mˌbrē, -rī\ ; or penumbras) Etymology: New Latin, from Latin pene- + umbra shadow — more at umbrage 1. : a shadow cast (as in an eclipse) where the light is partly but not wholly cut off by the intervening body : a space of partial illumination between the perfect shadow on all sides and the full light 2. : the shaded region surrounding the dark central portion of a sunspot 3. a. : a surrounding or adjoining region in which something exists in a lesser degree : a marginal area : fringe < the penumbra of consciousness > < Thracian existed in a sort of cultural penumbra on the border line of the civilized world — Jaan Puhvel > < the seventeenth century lay in the penumbra of the middle ages — Edward Eggleston > < the few sure findings remain surrounded by a much larger penumbra of uncertainties — A.L.Kroeber > b. : a surrounding atmosphere (as of obscurity, emotion, meaning) : aura, nimbus < love … has been stripped of its mystical penumbra — J.W.Krutch > < symbols carrying with them vital penumbras of meaning — M.R.Cohen > c. : an area containing things of obscure classification : an uncertain middle ground between fields of thought or activity : borderland, no-man's-land < orthodoxy and heterodoxy have too large a penumbra of doubt — New Republic > 4. : a part of a picture where shade gradually blends with light • pe·num·bral \-rəl\ adjective II. noun : a body of rights held to be guaranteed by implication in a civil constitution < the penumbras of the Bill of Rights >
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