Word · Frequency #10144
brightness
光亮；明亮
the quality of being bright in terms of light or color
- 1.
The quality of being bright.
明亮的性质
- 2.
the location of a visual perception along a continuum from black to white
视觉感知在黑白之间的定位
- 3.
The perceived luminance of an object.
感知到的物体亮度
- 4.
intelligence as manifested in being quick and witty
表现为机智和聪明的智力
- 5.
Intelligence, cleverness.
智力；聪明
- 6.
the quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light
发光的特性；发出或反射光
聪明；才智；亮度；明亮的性质；视觉感知在黑白之间的定位；感知到的物体亮度
In use
The brightness of the sun made it difficult to see.
You can adjust the brightness of your phone's screen in the settings.
Her brightness and quick thinking impressed everyone in the meeting.
adjust/control/set the brightness
常与adjust, control, set等动词搭配，表示调节亮度。
You can adjust the brightness of the screen.
你可以调整屏幕的亮度。
high/low/medium brightness
与形容词连用，描述亮度级别。
The room has high brightness due to large windows.
由于大窗户，房间的亮度很高。
the brightness of sth
表示某物的亮度属性。
Connections
Collocations
- screen brightness
- 屏幕亮度
- You can adjust the screen brightness in the settings.你可以在设置中调整屏幕亮度。
- brightness level
- 亮度水平
- The brightness level of the room was too low for reading.房间的亮度水平对于阅读来说太低了。
- brightness adjustment
- 亮度调节
- This monitor allows fine brightness adjustment.这台显示器允许精细的亮度调节。
- brightness of mind
- 思维敏捷
- She impressed everyone with the brightness of her mind.她思维敏捷，给所有人留下了深刻印象。
- intrinsic brightness
- 固有亮度
- The star's intrinsic brightness is a key property.恒星的固有亮度是一个关键属性。
- brightness range
Learner notes
Memory Tip
brightness = bright（明亮的/聪明的）+ ness（名词后缀），想象阳光的亮度，也联想到聪明头脑的闪光。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：daily life、physics 通常，`brightness`在指代物理亮度时属于中性语域，适用于日常对话和科学描述。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words ending in -ness share the spelling pattern. In terms of pronunciation, the stressed vowel varies. For example, 'kindness' shares the same stressed vowel /aɪ/ as 'brightness', but the consonant cluster after the vowel differs. Other words like 'weakness' have a different stressed vowel /iː/. Note that not all -ness words rhyme.
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.