bright

/braɪt/ (bre, ipa) · [brˈaɪt] /braɪt/ (ame, ipa) · [brˈaɪt] /ˈbrīt/ (ame, mw)

bright — 形容詞

  • brightpositive
  • brightercomparative
  • brightestsuperlative

1. producing a lot of light, or having enough light to see things clearly.

1.形容詞A1
釋義

明亮的

光很多，看得很清楚

producing a lot of light, or having enough light to see things clearly.

例句

Min opened the curtains, and the small bedroom suddenly looked bright.

Min 拉開窗簾後，小小的臥室一下子變得很明亮。

look bright after opening curtains

The snow stayed bright under the street lamps after midnight.

午夜過後，雪地在街燈下依然很明亮。

同義詞
  • well-lit

    focuses on having enough lighting, especially for work or safety

  • shining

    often suggests light coming from the thing itself

反義詞
  • dim

    not giving much light or hard to see in

  • dark

    having very little or no light

文法句型

bright room / sun / light

look bright

bright enough for + noun/gerund

用法筆記

Common with rooms, skies, lamps, and sunlight. Distinguish it from sense 2, where bright describes strong colour rather than the amount of light.

常見錯誤

❌I like this bright colour' when talking about a room with plenty of light.
✅I like this bright room.
💡with places and lamps, bright usually describes strong light, not colour.

2. having a strong, lively colour that is easy to notice.

2.形容詞A2
釋義

鮮豔的

顏色強烈又醒目

having a strong, lively colour that is easy to notice.

例句

Romi wore a bright scarf that stood out in the grey crowd.

Romi 戴了鮮豔的圍巾，在灰色人群裡特別顯眼。

bright scarf for vivid colour

The child chose bright crayons for the dragon on the poster.

那個孩子挑了鮮豔的蠟筆來畫海報上的龍。

同義詞
  • vivid

    stresses colour that catches the eye strongly

  • vibrant

    suggests energetic, lively colour

反義詞
  • dull

    not lively or eye-catching in colour

  • pale

    lighter and less strong in colour

文法句型

bright colour / dress / flower

paint + noun + bright + colour

turn bright red

用法筆記

Usually used with colours, clothes, flowers, paint, or anything with a strong shade. Distinguish it from sense 1, where bright tells you how much light there is.

常見錯誤

❌The kitchen is bright red' when you mean the room has a lot of light.
✅The kitchen is bright.' / 'The wall is bright red.
💡this sense is about colour on a surface.

3. quick to understand things and able to learn new ideas fast.

3.形容詞B1
釋義

聰明的

頭腦靈活，學得快

quick to understand things and able to learn new ideas fast.

例句

Hamza is bright enough to fix the app without help.

Hamza 很聰明，不用幫忙就能把那個 app 修好。

bright enough to + verb

The teacher gave Gabriel a harder puzzle because he was bright.

老師因為 Gabriel 很聰明，就給了他更難的拼圖。

同義詞
  • clever

    often stresses quick thinking or inventive ideas

  • smart

    common everyday word for mental ability

反義詞
  • slow

    not quick to understand or learn

  • dull

    lacking mental quickness

文法句型

bright child / student

bright enough to + verb

bright idea

用法筆記

Mostly used about people, children, students, or ideas. It suggests quick understanding, not just being cheerful or full of light.

4. likely to turn out well, or making people feel hopeful about what is ahead.

4.形容詞B1
釋義

樂觀；有前景

看來會成功或變好

likely to turn out well, or making people feel hopeful about what is ahead.

例句

After the grant arrived, the clinic suddenly had a bright future.

補助金一到，這家診所的前景一下子變得很光明。

bright future for likely success

The new coach says things look bright for the school team.

新教練說，校隊的情況看來很樂觀。

things look bright for + noun

同義詞
  • promising

    stresses a good chance of future success

  • hopeful

    often focuses more on a person's feeling than on the facts

反義詞
  • bleak

    suggests little hope for improvement

  • grim

    stronger and more negative in tone

文法句型

bright future

look bright

bright outlook / prospects

用法筆記

Most common with future, outlook, prospects, and similar abstract nouns. It points to likely success or improvement, not physical light or colour.

bright — 名詞