effulgent

• adj. 光辉灿烂的

ef-, 向外。-fulg, 燃烧，词源同flame, fulminate.

effulgent (adj.)

1738, back-formation from effulgence, or else from Latin effulgentem (nominative effulgens), present participle of effulgere "to shine out, gleam forth," from ex "out" (see ex-) + fulgere "to shine" (see bleach (v.)). Related: Effulgently.

1. We have an effulgent national culture.

我们有灿烂的民族文化。

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