Word · Frequency #25620
nimbus
光环；光轮
A circle of light; a halo.
- 1.
A circle of light; a halo.
光圈；光环
- 2.
A grey rain cloud.
灰色的雨云
雨云；光圈；光环；灰色的雨云；幻云；光轮
In use
The sky darkened as a nimbus approached, threatening a downpour.
The nimbus clouds hung low over the city, promising heavy rain.
We hurried indoors when the nimbus rolled in, bringing thunder and lightning.
a/an [adjective] nimbus
常加形容词描述云的颜色或形态。
A dark nimbus covered the sky.
一片乌云遮住了天空。
nimbus [verb] (over [place])
A nimbus hung over the mountain.
一片雨云悬在山顶。
Common mistakes
He is a nimbus runner.He is a nimble runner.
nimbus 是名词，意为‘雨云’或‘光轮’，而 nimble 是形容词，意为‘敏捷的’。这里误将名词用作形容词，且词义不符。
There were many grey nimbus in the sky.There were many grey nimbuses in the sky.
nimbus 是可数名词，复数形式为 nimbuses 或 nimbi。原句未使用复数形式，不符合语法。
Connections
Collocations
- a nimbus of light
- 一道光轮；光环
- A nimbus of light surrounded her head.她的头部周围环绕着一道光轮。
- golden nimbus
- 金色光环
- The painting shows the saint with a golden nimbus.这幅画描绘了带有金色光环的圣人。
- nimbus cloud
- 雨云
- A dark nimbus cloud hung over the valley.一片黑色的雨云笼罩在山谷上空。
- dark nimbus
- 乌云；暗云
- Dark nimbi gathered before the storm.暴风雨来临前，乌云密布。
Pop culture & quotes
- A Nimbus 2000!
- 光轮2000！——《哈利·波特》中罗恩看到哈利新扫帚时的台词，也是哈利的第一把飞天扫帚。Harry's Nimbus 2000 is so fast that it helps him win his first Quidditch match.哈利的光轮2000速度极快，帮助他赢得了第一场魁地奇比赛。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
nimbus发音像“淋巴士”，想象雨云来了，巴士被淋湿。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：meteorology、formal writing nimbus在气象学中常指雨云，为正式术语，多用于专业文献。
Pronunciation & Spelling
No common word rhymes exactly with 'nimbus' (pronounced /ˈnimbəs/ with stress on first syllable and vowel /ɪ/). The listed words share the spelling '-us' but have different stressed vowels, so they do not rhyme. Only 'limbus' (an uncommon term) would rhyme exactly.
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.