英和和英

名詞

natural light (uncountable)

1. Light as supplied by nature (non-manmade light sources), such as (especially) the Sun or (sometimes) the Moon and the stars.

   Hypernyms: light < EMR, electromagnetic radiation < radiation < energy

   Hyponyms: daylight, sunlight, sunbeams, moonlight, moonbeams, starlight, starbeams

   Coordinate terms: lamplight, electric light

   • 1960 December, “New G.E. Line diesel loco maintenance depot at Stratford”, in Trains Illustrated, page 766:

     Continuous runs of patent glazing in the roof and walls, down to some 6 ft. above ground level, provide abundant natural light.

   • 2022 March 23, Stefanie Foster, “Updated designs unveiled for HS2's Euston Station”, in RAIL, number 953, page 22:

     A bold geometric roof design is planned to allow natural light to flood onto the station concourse.

2. (archaic) Innate wisdom or knowledge.

   Synonym: light of nature

   • 1662, Henry More, An Antidote Against Atheism, Book I, A Collection of Several Philosophical Writings of Dr. Henry More, p. 22:

     "...unless we will wink against our own natural Light, we are without any further Scruple to acknowledge That God does exist."