luminary是什么意思？

luminary

英[ˈlu:mɪnəri] 美[ˈlumɪneri]

• n. 杰出人物，名人，天体，发光体；

复数：luminaries;

例句

• the great luminary 太阳
• legal luminary 法学大师
• That luminary gazed earnestly at some papers before him. 那个大好佬在用心细看面前的报纸.

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• N-COUNT
  方家；大家；泰斗
  If you refer to someone as a luminary, you mean that they are an expert in a particular subject or activity.
  例句
  ...the political opinions of such luminaries as Sartre or de Beauvoir. 诸如萨特、波伏娃等大家的政见

英汉词典释义

• n.
  杰出人物,名人
  legal luminary 法学大师
  天体; 发光体
  the great luminary 太阳

英英词典释义

• Noun
  1. a celebrity who is an inspiration to others;
  "he was host to a large gathering of luminaries"