LUMINARY, n. One who throws light upon a subject; as an editor by not writing about it.

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subject [?s?bd?ekt] 詞頻1 詞根: sub
n. 主題,話題;學(xué)科,科目;[哲]主觀; adj. 須服從…的;(在君主等)統(tǒng)治下的; v. 提供,提出;使…隸屬;
?? sub在…下面+ject投擲,扔→扔下去→服從的,扔下去讓大家討論的主題 → 主題,主觀;服從的
"She was dreading having to broach the subject of money to her father."
她正在為不得不向父親提出錢的事犯愁。
近義:overpower, subdue, subjugate, submit, subordinate, tyrannize 反義:loose, save, deliver, emancipate, enfranchise, extricate
editor ['?d?t?] 詞頻1 詞根: 給予
n. 編輯,編者;校訂者;[計(jì)]編輯軟件,編輯程序;
?? edit編輯+or表示人→編者,編輯
"the editor of the Washington Post"
《華盛頓郵報(bào)》的主編
近義:publisher, copyeditor, writer, columnist, editorialist
luminary ['lju:min?ri] 詞根: 光線
n. 杰出人物,名人;天體;發(fā)光體;
"That luminary gazed earnestly at some papers before him."
那個(gè)大好佬在用心細(xì)看面前的報(bào)紙.
近義:hero, notable, personage, celebrity, skylight
light [la?t] 詞頻1
n. 光;發(fā)光體;電燈;點(diǎn)火器; adj. 輕的;明亮的;淺色的;少量的; v. 點(diǎn)燃;照亮;用光指引; adv. 輕地,輕裝地;
?? 房間光線(light)明暗度正好(right)
"The office was light and airy."
辦公室又明亮又通風(fēng)。
近義:illuminate, illumine, lighten, brighten, ignite, incandescence 反義:quench, douse, extinguish, murk, murkiness, obscurity
upon [?'pɑn] 詞頻1
prep. 在…上面;當(dāng)…時(shí)候;
"It was a title bestowed upon him by the king."
那是國(guó)王賜給他的頭銜。
近義:above, atop, on, onto, over, o'er
writing ['raiti?] 詞頻2
n. 文字;寫作;文章;筆跡; v. 寫( write的現(xiàn)在分詞);寫信;
"Please confirm your acceptance of this offer in writing."
請(qǐng)書面確認(rèn)你接受這項(xiàng)提議。
近義:handwriting

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