English Dictionary

heiligenschein

名詞

不可算名詞

An optical phenomenon which creates a bright spot around the shadow of the viewer's head, when the surface on which the shadow falls has special optical characteristics (as with dewy grass).

日本語の意味

観察者の影の周囲に、特定の光学的性質を持つ表面上で明るい光輪が現れる現象。 / 露の付いた草など、光の反射条件により、影の周りに輝く輪が出現する光学現象。

I was startled to notice a heiligenschein around my shadow as I walked across the dewy field at dawn.

夜明けに露で濡れた野原を歩いていると、自分の影の周りに明るい光輪ができているのに驚いた。

意味（1）

An optical phenomenon which creates a bright spot around the shadow of the viewer's head, when the surface on which the shadow falls has special optical characteristics (as with dewy grass).