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The character "荧", meaning a faint or glimmering light, originates from an ancient concept of a contained or reflected glow. Its traditional form, "熒", visually depicts this idea through a structural composition where the radical for fire ("火") is positioned beneath a component representing an enclosure or covering, suggesting a light source that is shielded, subdued, or perhaps reflected, rather than blazing openly. Over centuries, its application shifted from primarily describing literal, soft luminosity, such as the gleam of certain minerals or celestial bodies, to encompassing metaphorical uses for anything dimly perceptible or vaguely apparent, like a faint hope or a subtle influence, while its core association with a subdued radiant quality remained intact.
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荧光照亮了房间。
屏幕发出幽幽的荧光。
这种材料在紫外线下会发出荧光。
飞舞的萤火虫闪着点点荧光。
演员们经常出现在电视荧屏上。
古老的宝石在黑暗中发出微弱的荧光。
这台显示器的荧屏保护程序很特别。
探测器在洞穴深处捕捉到微弱的荧。