“firelight” 指“火光;炉火/篝火发出的光”。常用来营造温暖、柔和或带有氛围感的场景。(也可引申指在火光中呈现的光影效果。)
/ˈfaɪəˌlaɪt/(英式常见)
/ˈfaɪrˌlaɪt/(美式常见)
The children sat quietly in the firelight.
孩子们安静地坐在火光里。
In the flickering firelight, the old photos seemed to move, as if the past were breathing again.
在摇曳的火光中,那些老照片仿佛在移动,像是过去又重新呼吸了。
由 fire(火) + light(光) 复合而成,字面意思就是“火的光”。英语里这种由两个常用词组合成的名词很常见,用来直接指代某种具体的“光源或光效”。