English Dictionary

highlight

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈhaɪ.ˌlaɪt/

名詞

比喩的用法

(painting, photography) An area or a spot in a drawing, painting, or photograph that is strongly illuminated. / (figuratively) An especially significant or interesting detail or event or period of time.

日本語の意味

絵画や写真において、強い照明によって際立っている部分。 / 特に重要または印象的な出来事や詳細な部分。

The highlight in the portrait draws the viewer's eye to the subject's eyes.

肖像画の明るい部分が鑑賞者の視線を被写体の目に引きつける。

意味（1）

(painting, photography) An area or a spot in a drawing, painting, or photograph that is strongly illuminated.

The image blurred into the highlight, like something familiar seen beneath disturbed though clear water; he looked at the familiar image with a kind of quiet horror and despair, at a face suddenly older in sin than he would ever be, a face more blurred than sweet, at eyes more secret than soft.

意味（2）

(figuratively) An especially significant or interesting detail or event or period of time.

Meeting my future wife was the highlight of my trip to Spain.

意味（3）

(cosmetics) A strand or spot of hair dyed a different color than the rest.

highlights （ plural ）