limelight

脚光、注目

特に有名な人や重要な役割を持つ人に向けられる、世間の関心。

やさしい英語で： Public attention, especially when someone is famous or has an important role.

• She enjoys being in the limelight.
• His younger brother stole the limelight at the concert.
• After years of fame, she stepped out of the limelight.

使い方： in the limelight (The young actor was suddenly in the limelight.)

類義語： spotlight, public eye

よく使う表現： in the limelight, steal the limelight, avoid the limelight

石灰光

石灰を非常に高温の炎で熱すると生じる、明るい白色の光。

やさしい英語で： A bright white light made by heating a piece of lime with a very hot flame.

• The heated lime produced limelight.
• Limelight glowed brightly in the demonstration.
• The flame must be extremely hot to produce limelight.

よく使う表現： produce limelight, bright limelight, white limelight

石灰灯

石灰を明るく光るまで熱して舞台を照らす、昔の照明方式。

やさしい英語で： An old system for lighting a stage by heating lime until it shines brightly.

• The theatre once used limelight.
• An operator adjusted the limelight during the performance.
• Electric lamps eventually replaced limelight on stage.

よく使う表現： stage limelight, use limelight, limelight equipment

石灰灯で照らす

熱した石灰から出る明るい光で、人や場所を照らす。

やさしい英語で： To light a person or place using bright light from heated lime.

• They limelight the stage with a heated piece of lime.
• The operator limelighted the singer for her final song.
• The theatre once limelighted its leading actors.

類義語： illuminate

よく使う表現： limelight the stage, limelight an actor