耀眼

• 拼音: yào yǎn
• 汉字拆解: 耀 = 羽 (feathers) + 隹 (bird) + 光 (light — brilliant flash of bird plumage in sunlight); 眼 = 目 (eye) + 艮 (limit — the organ that limits/receives incoming light)

含义

Dazzling; blindingly bright; brilliant. Describes something so bright or impressive that it is hard to look at or hard to ignore.

Used for intense physical brightness (耀眼的阳光 — dazzling sunlight) and figurative brilliance (耀眼的成绩 — dazzling achievements). Carries an admiring tone. Contrast with 刺眼 (harsh glare — more negative, uncomfortable brightness).

例句

1. 正午的阳光在雪面上反射，耀眼得让人不得不眯起眼睛，摸索着辨认前方的路。
2. 她在颁奖典礼上身着一袭金色长裙，在舞台灯光的照射下显得格外耀眼，引来全场目光。
3. 这位年轻科学家以耀眼的研究成果震惊了国际同行，被多家顶尖机构争相邀请担任客座教授。

用法指南

语境: visual, achievement, appearance, literature

语气: positive

正确说法

• 这位小城年轻选手在奥运会上表现耀眼，最终以大优势夺金，成了最受瞩目的新星。(This young athlete from a small city was dazzling at the Olympics and won gold by a wide margin, becoming the most watched new star.)
• 沙漠正午阳光耀眼，即便戴着墨镜，反光仍让队员不适，只能放慢脚步防止走错路。(The midday desert sun was dazzling; even with sunglasses on, the glare still made the team uncomfortable, so they had to slow down to avoid taking the wrong path.)

错误说法

• 他的声音耀眼 — 耀眼 is a visual adjective; do not apply to sound; say 他的声音悦耳动听 or 他的歌声令人印象深刻; mixing sensory modalities this way is unnatural in Chinese

起源与历史

耀 (dazzle/shine — 羽 feathers + 隹 bird + 光 light; the brilliant flash of a bird's plumage in light) + 眼 (eye — 目 eye + 艮 limit; the organ that receives light)

文化背景

时代: Classical/Modern

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal