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意味・対訳 光、光線、(目に映る)明るさ、光輝、輝き、明るい所、(喜び・幸福などの目の)輝き、目つき、日光、昼
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明るさをもたらす[光]、(重量が)軽い 物理的な「光」や光を発する「明かり」,「火をつけること」などを表す.また比ゆ的にものの見方,理解なども表す。「軽さ」の転用として(量が)少ない,(程度が)弱いなどの意になる |
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研究社 新英和中辞典での「Light」の意味 |
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before the light fails 日の暮れないうちに.
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before the lights 舞台に出て, 脚光を浴びて.
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⇒highlight 2.
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The Christmas tree lit up. クリスマスツリーに明かりがついた.
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a light sense of humor 軽妙なユーモア感.
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| (as) líght as áir [a féather] | hàve a líght tóuch [hánd] |
| líght on… | màke líght of… |
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light3
| líght ínto… 《口語》 | líght on one's féet [légs] |
| líght óut |
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Eゲイト英和辞典での「Light」の意味 |
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コア明るさをもたらす[光](重量が)軽い物理的な「光」や光を発する「明かり」,「火をつけること」などを表す.また比ゆ的にものの見方,理解なども表す「軽さ」の転用として(量が)少ない,(程度が)弱いなどの意になる
日中の明かり▷名詞1c
明かり▷名詞2a
交通信号(灯)▷名詞2b
(マッチなどの)火▷名詞3
ものの見方▷名詞5
明るい▷形容詞1
淡い▷形容詞2
火をつける▷他動詞1
明るくする▷他動詞2
明かりをつける▷他動詞3軽い▷形容詞1
(交通量が)少ない▷形容詞4
(食事の量が)少ない▷形容詞5
軽快な▷形容詞10
(負荷が)軽い▷形容詞15
気軽に楽しめる▷形容詞17
(気持ちが)軽い▷形容詞18a
名詞
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b((ふつうa [the ~]))(光が当たる)明るい場所;≪美≫ハイライト(絵や写真の中でひときわ明るい部分)
c日中の明かり;日中,昼間
2〔光を発するもの〕a明かり;電灯(などのように光を出すもの);光源;ライト
b((しばしば~s))交通信号(灯)
c((しばしば~s))(車・自転車などの)ライト
d灯台
3〔火をつけるもの〕((a ~))((口))(マッチ・ライターなどの)火;マッチ,ライター(など火をつけるもの)
4〔光をとり入れる場所〕≪建≫(光をとり入れる)窓;採光部(通例複合語を作る)
5〔(比ゆ的に)光のあて方→ものの見方〕((ふつうa ~))((かたい))ものの見方;理解の仕方
6〔明らかな状態・理解〕((かたい))(事実などが)明らかになった状態;理解;説明(がつくこと)
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7〔光を放つ人〕指導者,重要人物
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8〔心情を表す目の光〕((またa ~))((かたい))(気持ちを表す)目の表情;目の輝き
成句be in |a person's| light
(人)の(必要とする)明かりを遮っている
成句bring ... to light
…を明らかにする,暴く
成句cast light on ...
(人や情報・研究などが)(より難しい問題など)の理解を可能にする
成句come to light
明らかになる;暴かれる
成句in (the) light of ...
…を考えに入れて,考慮して(((英))ではtheをつける)
成句out like a light
((口))意識がもうろうとして;すぐに寝入って
成句see the light
①理解する,わかる
成句see the light (of day)((かたい))
生まれる;日の目を見る,
世に出る;(出版物などが)発行される;(法律などが)発効する
成句set light to ...
((おもに英))…に火をつける(((米))ではset fire to ...のほうがよく用いられる)
成句shed light on ...
=cast light on ...
成句stand in |a person's| light
=be in a person's light
成句the light at the end of the tunnel
長く困難な時期を乗り越えた先にある希望の光[成功,幸せなど]
成句throw light on ...
=cast light on ...
形容詞
2(色が)淡い,薄い(←→dark);色白の
1(重量が)軽い(←→heavy)
2規定の重量に満たない;重量不足である
3(洋服が)軽い,薄い
4(交通量が)少ない;すいている
5(食事の量が)少ない,軽い;((限定))(食事・たばこなどの)摂取量が少ない
6(雨・雪などの量が)少ない
7((ふつう限定))(装備・積荷などが)少ない,軽便な;積載燃料の少ない
8(取り引きなどの量が)少ない
9(風などが)弱い(←→strong)
10(力の入れ方が)弱い,軽い;軽快な;優しい
11〔密度が低い〕a(食べ物が)空気を含んで軽い,ふわふわした,柔らかい
b(土が)柔らかい,ほぐれやすい,ふかふかした
12〔飲食物について〕a(酒が)アルコールの度数が低い,軽い,弱い
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b(食べ物が)カロリー[栄養価]が低い;軽い,あっさりした,消化しやすい
13(眠りが)浅い
14(音が)静かな
15(負荷が)軽い,簡単な
16(罰などが)軽い,甘い
17(音楽・本・映画などが)気軽に楽しめる,肩の凝らない
18a(気持ちが)軽い,明るい,うきうきした
b(事態などが)深刻でない,気軽な
19不真面目な,軽薄な,浮ついている
(発熱や飲酒などで)ふらふらしている:くらくらしている
動詞
自動詞
成句light on [upon] ...
…に急に気がつく;…を突然見つける
成句light up
①((light up))〈…で〉明るくなる〈with〉;((light up))…を明るくする,照らす,ライトアップする
副詞
Weblio実用英語辞典での「Light」の意味 |
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「light」とは・「light」の意味
名詞としては「光」や「灯り」、「明かり」、「信号」、「軽さ」、「光源」などを指し、自動詞では「火がつく」、「燃え始める」、「輝く」、「光を発する」といった意味がある。他動詞としては「火を付ける」、「燃やす」、「点灯する」、「明るくする」、「照らす」、「生き生きさせる」、「明るくさせる」といった行為を表す。形容詞では「軽い」、「明るい」、「淡い(色)」、「薄い(味)」、「低カロリーの」、「心配のない」、「気楽な」、「陽気な」、「変わりやすい」、「気まぐれな」といった特性を示す。副詞としては「軽く」、「容易に」、「荷物を少なくして」、「手加減して」、「寛大に」といった方法や様子を表現する。
lightの名詞としての用法
名詞
「light」が名詞として使われる場合、自然界や人工的なものから発せられる光や、その光源を指す。また、物体の重さが少ないことや、交通信号などの意味も含まれる。具体的な例を以下に示す。
・例文1. The light of the sun is essential for life.(太陽の光は生命にとって不可欠である。)
2. He turned on the light as it got dark.(暗くなると彼は明かりをつけた。)
3. The traffic light turned red.(信号が赤に変わった。)
4. This suitcase is very light.(このスーツケースはとても軽い。)
5. A candle was the only light in the room.(ろうそくが部屋の唯一の光源だった。)
lightの自動詞としての用法
自動詞
「light」が自動詞として使われる場合、何かが自発的に火がついたり、燃え始めたり、光を発することを表す。具体的な例を以下に示す。
・例文1. The fire will light if you use dry wood.(乾燥した木を使えば、火がつくだろう。)
2. The stars lighted up the night sky.(星々が夜空を輝かせた。)
3. The lamp lights automatically at dusk.(そのランプは夕暮れに自動的に光を発する。)
4. His face lighted up when he saw her.(彼女を見たとき、彼の顔が輝いた。)
5. The gas burner lights with a click.(ガスバーナーはカチッという音とともに燃え始める。)
lightの他動詞としての用法
他動詞
「light」が他動詞として使われる場合、火をつけたり、何かを照らしたり、明るくしたりする行為を指す。具体的な例を以下に示す。
・例文1. Can you light the candles on the cake?(ケーキのろうそくに火をつけてくれる?)
2. The fireworks lighted the sky.(花火が空を照らした。)
3. He lighted a cigarette and started smoking.(彼はタバコに火をつけて吸い始めた。)
4. The lanterns light the path at night.(ランタンが夜道を明るくする。)
5. Her smile lights up the whole room.(彼女の笑顔が部屋全体を明るくさせる。)
lightの形容詞としての用法
形容詞
「light」が形容詞として使われる場合、物の重さが少ないことや、色や味が薄いこと、または心配がない、気楽な状態を表す。具体的な例を以下に示す。
・例文1. She prefers light colors for her bedroom.(彼女はベッドルームに淡い色を好む。)
2. This fabric is light and perfect for summer clothes.(この生地は軽くて夏服にぴったりだ。)
3. He made a light comment that made everyone laugh.(彼はみんなを笑わせる軽いコメントをした。)
4. After the diet, she felt light and energetic.(ダイエット後、彼女は軽やかでエネルギッシュに感じた。)
5. This soup has a light taste, suitable for a starter.(このスープは薄味で、前菜に適している。)
lightの副詞としての用法
副詞
「light」が副詞として使われる場合、何かを軽く行ったり、容易に行ったりする様子を示す。具体的な例を以下に示す。
・例文1. He packed light for the weekend trip.(彼は週末の旅行のために荷物を少なくして詰めた。)
2. She touched the baby's head light.(彼女は赤ちゃんの頭を軽く触った。)
3. Please go light on the salt when cooking.(料理するときは塩加減を軽くしてください。)
4. He was advised to tread light in the negotiations.(彼は交渉で慎重に進めるようアドバイスされた。)
5. They treated the guests light and with humor.(彼らはゲストを気楽に、ユーモアを交えてもてなした。)
日本語WordNet(英和)での「Light」の意味 |
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(alight from (a horse))
Misfortune lighted upon him 彼が出くわした不幸 |
(casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior)
((used of color) having a relatively small amount of coloring agent)
(psychologically light)
(very thin and insubstantial)
do you have a light? 火をお持ちですか? |
the light of my life 最愛の人 |
(electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation)
遺伝子名称シソーラスでの「Light」の意味 |
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| fly | 遺伝子名 | light |
| 同義語(エイリアス) | l(2)40Fb; lt; Dm-lt(het); CG18028; pinkoid; pink-wing | |
| SWISS-PROTのID | --- | |
| EntrezGeneのID | EntrezGene:3355130 | |
| その他のDBのID | FlyBase:FBgn0002566 |
| human | 遺伝子名 | LIGHT |
| 同義語(エイリアス) | LTg; CD258 antigen; Tumor necrosis factor ligand superfamily member 14; CD258; HVEM-L; UNQ391/PRO726; Herpesvirus entry mediator-ligand; HVEML; TNFSF14 | |
| SWISS-PROTのID | SWISS-PROT:O43557 | |
| EntrezGeneのID | EntrezGene:8740 | |
| その他のDBのID | HGNC:11930 |
| mouse | 遺伝子名 | Light |
| 同義語(エイリアス) | LTg; CD258 antigen; Tnfsf14; Tumor necrosis factor ligand superfamily member 14; HVEM-L; Ly113; LIGHT; HVEML | |
| SWISS-PROTのID | SWISS-PROT:Q9QYH9 | |
| EntrezGeneのID | EntrezGene:50930 | |
| その他のDBのID | MGI:1355317 |
| mouse | 遺伝子名 | light |
| 同義語(エイリアス) | Lgt | |
| SWISS-PROTのID | --- | |
| EntrezGeneのID | --- | |
| その他のDBのID | MGI:2680429 |
本文中に表示されているデータベースの説明
- SWISS-PROT

- スイスバイオインフォマティクス研究所と欧州バイオインフォマティクス研究所によって開発・運営されているタンパク質のアミノ酸配列のデータベース。
- EntrezGene

- NCBIによって運営されている遺伝子データベース。染色体上の位置、配列、発現、構造、機能、ホモロジーデータなどが含まれている。
- FlyBase

- 米英の大学のショウジョウバエの研究者などにより運営される、ショウジョウバエの生態や遺伝子情報に関するデータベース。
- HGNC

- HUGO遺伝子命名法委員会により運営される、ヒト遺伝子に関するデータベース。
- MGI

- 様々なプロジェクトによる、研究用マウスの遺伝的・生物学的なデータを提供するデータベース。
Weblio英和対訳辞書での「Light」の意味 |
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Light (company)
light
light
light
light (and easy)
light (up)
Wiktionary英語版での「Light」の意味 |
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出典:『Wiktionary』 (2025/11/12 20:02 UTC 版)
発音
語源 1
From 中期英語 light, liht, leoht, from 古期英語 lēoht, from Proto-West Germanic *leuht, from Proto-Germanic *leuhtą, from Proto-Indo-European *lewktom, from the root *lewk- (“to shine”).
名詞
light (countable and uncountable, plural lights)
- (physics, uncountable) Electromagnetic radiation in the wavelength range visible to the human eye (about 400–750 nanometers); visible light.
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2013 July 20, “Out of the gloom”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8845:
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[Rural solar plant] schemes are of little help to industry or other heavy users of electricity. Nor is solar power yet as cheap as the grid. For all that, the rapid arrival of electric light to Indian villages is long overdue. When the national grid suffers its next huge outage, as it did in July 2012 when hundreds of millions were left in the dark, look for specks of light in the villages.
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- 2016, VOA Learning English (public domain)
- (by extension) Infrared or ultraviolet radiation.
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black light
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- (countable) A source of illumination.
- A lightbulb or similar light-emitting device, regardless of whether it is lit.
- A traffic light, or (by extension) an intersection controlled by traffic lights.
- (figurative) Spiritual or mental illumination; enlightenment, useful information.
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[1921 [1919], H. L. Mencken, The American Language, 2nd edition, New York: Alfred A. Knopf, →ISBN, →OCLC:
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Greatly interested in these differences—some of them so great that they led me to seek exchanges of light with Englishmen—I looked for some work that would describe and account for them with a show of completeness, and perhaps depict the process of their origin.]
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- (in the plural, now rare) Facts; pieces of information; ideas, concepts.
- A notable person within a specific field or discipline.
- (painting) The manner in which the light strikes a picture; that part of a picture which represents those objects upon which the light is supposed to fall; the more illuminated part of a landscape or other scene; opposed to shade.
- A point of view, or aspect from which a concept, person or thing is regarded.
- A flame or something used to create fire.
- A firework made by filling a case with a substance which burns brilliantly with a white or coloured flame.
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a Bengal light
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- A window in architecture, carriage design, or motor car design: either the opening itself or the window pane of glass that fills it, if any.
- (crosswording) The series of squares reserved for the answer to a crossword clue.
- (informal) A cross-light in a double acrostic or triple acrostic.
- Open view; a visible state or condition; public observation; publicity.
- The power of perception by vision: eyesight (sightedness; vision).
- The brightness of the eye or eyes.
上位語
下位語
- accidental light
- afterlight
- amber light
- anchor light
- ancient lights
- available light
- bad light
- bedlight
- Bengal light
- big light
- black light
- blue light
- boob light
- booklight
- brake light
- Bude light
- calcium light
- candlelight
- catchlight
- cherry light
- Christmas light
- circularly polarized light
- circular polarized light
- cocklight
- coherent light
- cold light
- Coston light
- courtesy light
- crosslight
- dark light
- dashlight
- dawnlight
- daylight
- dome light
- downlight
- drop light
- Drummond light
- dry light
- dummy light
- dusklight
- earthlight
- electric light
- evenlight
- extragalactic background light
- Finsen light
- firelight
- flamelight
- flashlight
- floodlight
- fog light
- footlight
- forelight
- gaslight
- ghost light
- glowlight
- green light
- grow light
- guidelight
- hard light
- hazard light
- headlight
- Hessdalen light
- houselight
- icelight
- idiot light
- immeasurable light
- interlight
- isophase light
- jacklight
- key light
- klieg light
- lamplight
- lanternlight
- limelight
- magnesium light
- Marfa light
- Min Min light
- mood light
- moonlight
- natural light
- navigation light
- neon light
- nightlight
- occulting light
- owl light
- oxycalcium light
- oxyhydrogen light
- parking light
- park light
- pendant light
- pilot light
- plane polarized light
- pocket light
- polarized light
- polar lights
- practical light
- quarry light
- quick light
- range light
- rear light
- red light
- riding light
- ring light
- roof light
- rough service light
- running light
- safelight
- sea-light
- searchlight
- skylight
- slow light
- spotlight
- stack light
- starlight
- stop-and-go light
- stoplight
- streetlight
- strobe light
- sunlight
- swag light
- synchrotron light
- taillight
- tally light
- top light
- track light
- trouble light
- twilight
- ultraviolet light
- Very light
- white light
- Wood's light
- X-light
- yardlight
- Yehudi lights
- yellow light
- zircon light
- zodiacal light
派生語
- aberration of light
- antilight
- antilights
- arc light
- bad light
- batement light
- Bengola light
- betalight
- better light
- bili light
- blue light bandit
- blue light disco
- blue-light special
- borrowed light
- bright lights
- bright lights and cold steel
- bring to light
- by one's lights
- can light
- cast light on
- catch the light
- city lights
- cold steel and bright lights
- colour light
- colour light signal
- come to light
- cosmic light horizon
- deadlight
- density of light
- electric light bug
- elf-light
- enlight
- enlighten
- fairy lights
- false light
- fanlight
- faster than light
- faster-than-light
- faster-than-light particle
- fill light
- first light
- floating light
- floodlight
- Friday night lights
- give a light
- go out like a light
- guiding light
- half-light
- hard light
- hide one's light under a bushel
- hold a light
- hyperlight
- indicator light
- in light of
- in someone's light
- in the cold light of day
- in the light of
- jump the lights
- keep the lights on
- kilolight
- knock someone's lights out
- leaded light
- leading light
- leadlight
- let there be light
- lidar
- light at the end of the tunnel
- light ball
- lightbar
- light barrel
- light barrier
- light-bearing
- light bill
- lightboard
- lightboat
- lightbox, light box
- light bucket
- lightbulb, light bulb
- light buoy
- light century
- light characteristic
- light clock
- light cone
- light curve
- light day
- light decade
- light-dependent resistor
- light due
- light echo
- light elf
- light-emitting diode
- light engineering
- light eon
- light equation
- lightfast
- light field
- light fixture
- lightfront
- lightful
- light gele
- light globe
- lightguide
- light gun
- lighthead
- light hour
- lighthouse
- light intensity
- light jockey
- lightkeeper
- lightless
- lightlike
- lightman
- lightmans
- lightmap
- lightmapping
- light meter
- light microscope
- light-mile
- light mill
- light millennium
- light minute
- light money
- lightmonger
- light month
- light-nanosecond
- light-off temperature
- light of nature
- light of one's eye
- light-o'-love
- light on the hill
- light organ
- light painting
- light panel
- lightpath
- light pen
- light pillar
- light pipe
- light-polluted
- light pollution
- light porter
- lightpost
- light probe
- light profile
- lightproof
- light ray
- lightray
- lightroom
- lightsaber
- light sail
- lights, camera, action
- lightscape
- light-scattering photometry
- lightscot
- light second
- light sector
- light-sensitive
- lightshade
- lightshift
- lightship
- light-shot
- light show
- light-skirts
- light source
- lights out
- lights-out
- light spectrum
- lightspeed, light speed
- lightstation, light station
- lightstick
- lightstrip
- light-struck
- light switch
- light table
- light therapy
- light-tight
- light time
- light trespass
- lightvessel
- lightward
- lightwards
- light wave
- light week
- lightwell
- lightwood
- lightwork
- lightworker
- light year
- livers and lights
- looplight
- lovelight
- lowlight
- luthern-light
- make a light
- marker light
- marsh light
- matchlight
- microlight
- midlight
- more heat than light
- multilight
- nonlight
- northern lights
- offer the light
- one-way light time
- out like a light
- overlight
- peak of eternal light
- penlight
- pick-to-light
- pipe-light
- pocketlight
- porchlight
- portlight
- punch someone's lights out
- put on the red light
- put someone's light out
- put someone's lights out
- quarter light
- quarterlight
- rainlight
- Range of Light
- ray of light
- reading light
- ringlight
- running lights
- rushlight
- see light
- see the light
- see the light of day
- set light
- shed light on
- shed light upon
- shine a light on
- shine light on
- Shine the Light Law
- shoot the lights out
- skylight
- snowlight
- southern lights
- spacelight
- speedlight
- speed of light
- Spirit of Light
- Spooklight
- stand in one's own light
- St. Elmo's light
- stop the lights
- straylight
- strike a light
- striplight
- sub-light
- super-light
- sweetness and light
- tealight
- the lights are on but nobody's home
- the lights are on but no one's home
- throw light on
- thunderlight
- toplight
- torchlight
- trick of the light
- tubelight
- underlight
- uplight
- warlight
- watchlight
- waxlight
- windowlight
- yellow light of death
派生した語
- → Gulf Arabic: ليت (lēt)
- → Farefare: laatɩ
- Sranan Tongo: leti
語源 2
From 中期英語 lighten, lihten, from 古期英語 līehtan (“to light, to shine”), from Proto-Germanic *liuhtijaną, from *leuhtą + *-janą. Cognate with German leuchten (“to shine”).
動詞
light (third-person singular simple present lights, present participle lighting, simple past and past participle lit or (now uncommon) lighted or (obsolete) light)
- (transitive) To start (a fire).
- (transitive) To set fire to; to set burning.
- Synonyms: ignite, kindle, conflagrate; see also Thesaurus:kindle
- Antonyms: extinguish, put out, quench
- (transitive) To illuminate; to provide light for when it is dark.
- 19th century', Frederic Harrison, The Fortnightly Review
- One hundred years ago, to have lit this theatre as brilliantly as it is now lighted would have cost, I suppose, fifty pounds.
- 19th century', Frederic Harrison, The Fortnightly Review
- (intransitive) To become ignited; to take fire.
- To attend or conduct with a light; to show the way to by means of a light.
- (transitive, pinball) To make (a bonus) available to be collected by hitting a target, and thus light up the feature light corresponding to that bonus to indicate its availability.
派生語
- better to light a candle than to curse the darkness
- better to light a single candle than to curse the darkness
- better to light one candle than to curse the darkness
- better to light one small candle than to curse the darkness
- chain-light
- highlight
- kick the tires and light the fires
- lightable
- light a fire under
- light off
- light on
- light one's hair on fire
- light someone's fire
- light the touch-paper
- light-up
- light up
- light upon
- light up the tote
- mislight
- overlight
- prelight
- relight
- unlight
- uplight
関連する語
- belight
- inlight
語源 3
From 中期英語 light, liht, leoht, from 古期英語 lēoht (“luminous, bright, light, clear, resplendent, renowned, beautiful”), from Proto-Germanic *leuhtaz (“light”), from Proto-Indo-European *lewk- (“light”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian ljoacht (“light”), Dutch licht, German licht.
形容詞
light (comparative lighter, superlative lightest)
同意語
派生語
- Light Alfs
- light bread
- light brown apple moth
- light-colored
- lightface
- lightfaced
- light-haired
- lightie
- lightish
- light matter
- Light Net
- light orange
- light paper
- light plough
- light side of the Force
- lightskin
- light-skinned
- lightsome
- lightsomely
- lightsomeness
- Light Web
- lightwood
- nonlight
- noonlight
- overlight
関連する語
- lightness
- lighty
語源 4
From 古期英語 lēoht, līht, from Proto-West Germanic *lį̄ht, from Proto-Germanic *linhtaz or *līhtaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁lengʷʰ- (“light”).
Cognate with Dutch licht, German leicht, Swedish lätt, Norwegian lett, Albanian lehtë, Latin levis, Russian лёгкий (ljóxkij), Lithuanian lengvas, Sanskrit लघु (laghu), Persian لاغر (lāghar).
形容詞
light (comparative lighter, superlative lightest)
- Having little or relatively little actual weight; not cumbrous or unwieldy.
- Having little weight as compared with bulk; of little density or specific gravity.
- Of short or insufficient weight; weighing less than the legal, standard, or proper amount; clipped or diminished.
- Lacking that which burdens or makes heavy.
- Free from burden or impediment; unencumbered.
- Lightly built; typically designed for speed or small loads.
- (military) Not heavily armed; armed with light weapons.
- (nautical, of a ship) Riding high because of no cargo; by extension, pertaining to a ship which is light.
- (rail transport, of a locomotive or consist of locomotives) Without any piece of equipment attached or attached only to a caboose.
- With low viscosity.
- (cooking) Not heavy or soggy; spongy; well raised.
- Low in fat, calories, alcohol, salt, etc.
- Slight, not forceful or intense; small in amount or intensity.
- Gentle; having little force or momentum.
- Easy to endure or perform.
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light duties around the house
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- Unimportant, trivial, having little value or significance.
- (obsolete) Unchaste, wanton.
- Not encumbered; unembarrassed; clear of impediments; hence, active; nimble; swift.
- (dated) Easily influenced by trifling considerations; unsteady; unsettled; volatile.
- Indulging in, or inclined to, levity; lacking dignity or solemnity; frivolous; airy.
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c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene ii]:
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Seneca can not be too heavy, nor Plautus too light.
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1851, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Old News:
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specimens of New England humour laboriously light and lamentably mirthful
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- Not quite sound or normal; somewhat impaired or deranged; dizzy; giddy.
- Easily interrupted by stimulation.
- light sleep; light anesthesia
- Cheerful.
同意語
反意語
- (antonym(s) of “of little weight”): heavy, weighty, burdensome
- (antonym(s) of “lightly-built”): cumbersome, heavyweight, massive
- (antonym(s) of “having little force or momentum”): forceful, heavy, strong
- (antonym(s) of “low in fat, calories, etc”): calorific (high in calories), fatty (high in fat), strong (high in alcohol)
- (antonym(s) of “having little value or significance”): crucial, important, weighty
派生語
- alighten
- alt-light
- feather-light
- lady of light virtue
- large light cruiser
- light academia
- light air
- light as a feather
- light blue
- light bob
- light breeze
- light carrier
- light cavalry
- light corn syrup
- light cream
- light cruiser
- light-duty
- light engine
- light entertainment
- light-finger
- light-fingered
- light-fingeredness
- lightfoot
- Lightfoot
- light-footed
- lightful
- lightfulness
- light green cell hormon
- light-handed
- light-headed
- light-headedly
- lightheadedness
- lighthearted
- light-heeled
- light horse
- light-horseman
- light hydrogen
- light icebreaker
- light industry
- light infantry
- light in the loafers
- light in the sneakers
- light-legged
- light line
- lightliness
- lightly
- light machine gun
- light meat
- light-minded
- light-mindedly
- light-mindedness
- light-mouthed
- lightness
- light novel
- light oil
- light on one's feet
- light opera
- lightplane
- light rail
- light railway
- light roller
- lightskirt
- lightskirts
- lightsome
- lightsomely
- lightsomeness
- light-spirited
- light stepper
- light vehicle
- light verb
- light water
- light waterline
- lightweight
- light-winged
- light-witted
- make light work of
- many hands make light work
- Metropolis light transport
- nonlight
- overlight
- over light
- trip the light fantastic
- ultralight
- very light
- very-light, verylight
派生語
- travel light
関連する語
- lightliness
- lightly
名詞
動詞
light (third-person singular simple present lights, present participle lighting, simple past and past participle lighted)
派生語
- light along
- light down
- lighter
- light up
語源 5
From 中期英語 lighten, from 古期英語 līhtan (“to relieve”), from Proto-West Germanic *lį̄htijan, from Proto-Germanic *linhtijaną, from *linhtaz (“light”).
動詞
light (third-person singular simple present lights, present participle lighting, simple past and past participle lit or lighted or (obsolete) light)
- To find by chance.
- To stop upon (of eyes or a glance); to notice
- (archaic) To alight; to land or come down.
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1719 May 6 (Gregorian calendar), [Daniel Defoe], The Life and Strange Surprizing Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, […], London: […] W[illiam] Taylor […], →OCLC, pages 356–357:
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[W]e knew not what Courſe to take, but the Creatures [wolves] reſolv'd us ſoon, for they gather'd about us preſently, in Hopes of Prey, […] I drew my little Troop in among thoſe Trees, and placing our ſelves in a Line, behind one long Tree, I advis'd them all to light, and keeping that Tree before us, for a Breaſt-Work, to ſtand in a Triangle, or three Fronts, encloſing our Horſes in the Center.
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- 1769, Benjamin Blayney (Ed.), King James Bible (Genesis 24:64)
- 1957, Dr. Seuss (Theodor Geisel), The Cat in the Hat
同意語
- (find by chance): chance upon, come upon, find, happen upon, hit upon
- (alight): alight, land
派生語
別の表記
語源
From 古期英語 lēoht (“light, daylight; power of vision; luminary; world”), from Proto-West Germanic *leuht, from Proto-Germanic *leuhtą (“light”), from Proto-Indo-European *lewktom, from the root *lewk- (“light”).
名詞
light (plural lightes)
- The radiation which allows for vision by brightening objects and colours.
- Illumination in general, or any source thereof.
- The metaphorical clarity resulting from philosophical or religious ideals such as truth, wisdom, righteousness, etc.
- Mental or spiritual acuity; the presence of life in a living being.
- (chemistry) The property of lustre; how shiny a substance is.
- (religion) Heavenly radiance; glory
- (architecture) an opening in a wall allowing for the transmission of light; a window.
- The sense of sight.
- The state of being easily seen.
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