penumbra
半身像,半影,半边天,半身人
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plural pe·num·brae [pi-nuhm-bree], /pɪˈnʌm bri/, pe·num·bras.
- : Astronomy. the partial or imperfect shadow outside the complete shadow of an opaque body, as a planet, where the light from the source of illumination is only partly cut off.Compare umbra. the grayish marginal portion of a sunspot.Compare umbra.
- : a shadowy, indefinite, or marginal area: a penumbra of secrecy.
- : U.S. Law. a right or set of rights implicit but not expressed in the U.S. Constitution or Bill of Rights: The principle of the penumbra protects against an imperfect, or incomplete, enumeration of rights.
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Yes, both injuries are experienced during a traumatic event; however, the psychological penumbra is very different.
In person, Waltz is equally charming, but without the penumbra of menace that comes with having Nazi goons just outside the door.
It formed, as it were, a penumbra of fine shrilling, and could be heard for many streets in advance.
The penumbra will last quite a long time yet, but it will gradually get fainter and fainter.
And the concert ended, and soon they were alone together in the flower-filled, fragrant penumbra of the moving carriage.
He has touched even the dark penumbra of treason; that could not but risk the sum of his other strivings.
This portion was the kernel of the inheritance, surrounded by a wide penumbra of more feeble light and fewer privileges.