bioluminescence

IPA/ˌbaɪəʊluːmɪˈnesns/
IPA/ˌbaɪəʊluːmɪˈnesns/

bioluminescence — 名詞

1. A natural glow that certain animals, including fireflies and deep-sea fish, prod

1.名詞B2
釋義

生物發光

生物體內化學反應產生的光

A natural glow that certain animals, including fireflies and deep-sea fish, produce inside their bodies through a chemical reaction.

例句

At night, the boat sailed through water glowing with blue bioluminescence from tiny sea creatures.

夜晚，船航行在閃耀著藍色生物發光的水面上，那是來自微小海洋生物的光芒。

uncountable noun: used with 'with' to describe a scene

The fireflies filled the summer garden with a soft green bioluminescence that looked like tiny stars.

螢火蟲讓夏日的花園充滿了柔和的綠色生物發光，看起來就像一顆顆小星星。

collocation: 'filled with bioluminescence'

同義詞
  • luminescence

    broader term; covers both natural and artificial cool light, while bioluminescence is specifically from living organisms

  • phosphorescence

    sometimes confused with bioluminescence, but phosphorescence is a type of light stored and slowly released by certain materials, not produced by a living creature

  • glow

    informal and much broader; can describe any steady light, not necessarily from a living organism

用法筆記

Uncountable when used alone, but 'a/an [adjective] bioluminescence' is acceptable when the quality or type of light is specified (e.g. 'a faint bioluminescence'). Always describes a natural phenomenon, not artificial light.

常見錯誤

❌The fish created a bioluminescence.
✅The fish produced bioluminescence.
💡'bioluminescence' is uncountable when used alone. However, 'a/an + adjective + bioluminescence' (e.g. 'a faint bioluminescence') is correct.