glimmer

かすかな光、微光

わずかに見える弱い光。

やさしい英語で： A small, weak light.

• A glimmer appeared in the darkness.
• We followed a distant glimmer of light.
• The candle’s last glimmer faded before dawn.

使い方： a glimmer of light (We saw a glimmer of light under the door.)

類義語： gleam, glow

よく使う表現： glimmer of light, a faint glimmer, a distant glimmer

ほのかに光る

揺れたり変化したりして見えるような、弱い光を放つ。

やさしい英語で： To shine with a weak light that may seem to move or change.

• Stars glimmer above the trees.
• A small lamp glimmered in the window.
• Moonlight was glimmering on the dark water.

類義語： gleam, glow, twinkle

よく使う表現： glimmer faintly, glimmer in something, glimmer through something