shining in the dark; giving out light 夜光的；发光的；发亮的 luminous paint 发光漆 luminous hands on a clock 钟的夜光指针 staring with huge luminous eyes 用亮晶晶的大眼睛盯着 - (figurative)
the luminous quality of the music 美妙动听的音乐
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- highly
- faintly
very bright in colour 鲜亮的；鲜艳的 They painted the door a luminous green. 他们把门漆成了翠绿色。 I hated the luminous yellow colour of the plastic. 我讨厌塑料明亮的黄色。
Synonyms brightbrightTopics Colours and Shapesc2- brilliant
- vivid
- vibrant
- bright full of light; shining strongly; (of colours) strong and easy to see:
a bright yellow dress 鲜黄色的连衣裙
- brilliant very bright:
The sky was a brilliant blue. 天空一片蔚蓝。
- vivid (approving
) (of colours) bright and strong: 指（颜色）耀眼的、鲜艳的、醒目的： His eyes were a vivid green. 他的眼睛碧绿。
- vibrant (approving
) (of colours) bright and strong: 指（颜色）耀眼的、鲜艳的、醒目的： The room was decorated in vibrant blues and greens. 那房间以鲜艳的蓝绿两色装饰。
vivid or vibrant? 用 vivid 还是 vibrant？ - bright/brilliant/vivid/vibrant colours
- bright/brilliant light/sunlight/sunshine/eyes
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French lumineux or Latin luminosus, from lumen, lumin- ‘light’.