这些形容词均含有“明亮的”之意。
bright : 常用词，与昏暗相对应，侧重形容光线的强度，指一切自身发光明亮或反射光的事物。
- bright sunshine
明媚的阳光 - The rooms were bright and airy.
这些房间都明亮通风。 - The lights are too bright in here - they're hurting my eyes.
这里的灯太亮，把我的眼睛刺痛了。 - A bright star was shining in the East.
东方闪烁着一颗明亮的星。 - When she looked up her eyes were bright with tears.
她抬头望时眼睛里闪烁着泪光。 - In 2009 I moved to New York, attracted by the bright lights (= the promise of excitement) of the city.
我为纽约多姿多彩的城市生活所吸引，于2009年移居到此。
brilliant : 指非常亮或亮得引人注目，多含闪耀或反光闪烁之意。
- The sky was a brilliant, cloudless blue.
天空晴朗无云，一片蔚蓝。 - I was dazzled by a brilliant light.
明亮的灯光晃花了我的眼睛。
glowing : 指稳定光源发出的明亮持久的光，或燃烧最后阶段产生的红光。
- His cheeks shone red before the glowing oven.
他的脸被炉火映得通红。 - It created a glowing centre of warmth that quickly diffused through my limbs.
它形成了一个温暖的热源，热量迅速扩散至我的四肢。 - The children had glowing cheeks after race.
孩子跑完步脸蛋儿红通通的。
radiant : 侧重光线的射击，也可指像太阳或星星一样发光的东西。
- The sun was radiant in a clear blue sky.
湛蓝的天空阳光灿烂。
luminous : 着重指发出持续稳定的亮光；可指在黑暗中的发光物。
- They painted the door a luminous green.
他们把门漆成了翠绿色。 - luminous clothing
夜光服 - staring with huge luminous eyes
用亮晶晶的大眼睛盯着
