halo

名词 halo:

1. an indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint
   同义词：aura, aureole, nimbus, glory, gloriole
2. a toroidal shape
   同义词：ring, annulus, anulus, doughnut, anchor ring
3. a circle of light around the sun or moon

1. A bright spot sometimes appearing on either side of the sun, often on a luminous ring or halo.
   幻日，假日有时出现在太阳旁边的一个常常形成光亮的环的明亮光斑
2. A luminous spot on a lunar halo.
   幻月，假月月晕上的光斑

ha.lo

n.（名词）
【复数】 ha.los 或 ha.loes

A circular band of colored light around a light source, as around the sun or moon, caused by the refraction and reflection of light by ice particles suspended in the intervening atmosphere.
晕：环绕着诸如太阳或月亮等发光体的一圈有色光晕， 通常是由于散布在大气层中的冰物质使光线发生反射或折射而引起的
Something resembling this band.
晕状物：象这种环状物似的东西
A luminous ring or disk of light surrounding the heads or bodies of sacred figures, such as saints, in religious paintings; a nimbus.
光环：一种在宗教绘图中环绕在神圣者的身上或头上的光圈或光盘，如天使们头上的光环；神像头上的光轮
The aura of majesty or glory surrounding a person, a thing, or an event that is regarded with reverence, awe, or sentiment.
光辉：环绕着那些被人以崇敬、畏惧、伤感的心态看待的人、物、事周围的威严、绚烂夺目的氛围
v.tr.（及物动词）
ha.loed,ha.lo.ing,ha.loes
To encircle with or as if with a halo.
围绕或好象以光环围绕

来源：
Medieval Latin halô
中世纪拉丁语 halô
from accusative of Latin halôs
源自 拉丁语 halôs的宾格
from Greek [threshing floor, disk of or around the sun or moon]
源自 希腊语 [打谷场，环绕着太阳或月亮的光盘]