effulgent

• adj. 光輝燦爛的

ef-, 向外。-fulg, 燃燒，詞源同flame, fulminate.

effulgent (adj.)

1738, back-formation from effulgence, or else from Latin effulgentem (nominative effulgens), present participle of effulgere "to shine out, gleam forth," from ex "out" (see ex-) + fulgere "to shine" (see bleach (v.)). Related: Effulgently.

1. We have an effulgent national culture.

我們有燦爛的民族文化。

來自辭典例句