St. Elmo's fire

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An electrical discharge, or corona, seen around pointed objects, caused by ionization of the atmosphere during storms. uncountable,usually
    — I can see a new horizon, underneath a blazing sky. I’ll be where the eagle’s flying, higher and higher! Gonna be a man in motion, all I need is a pair of wheels. Take me where the future lies, in St. Elmo’s fire!

词形变化

St. Elmo's fires plural St Elmo's fire alternative Saint Elmo's fire alternative St. Ulmo's fire alternative

词源

After Erasmus of Formia, the patron saint of sailors, also known as St. Elmo.
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