bright: [OE] Bright is a word of ancient origins, going back to Indo-European *bhereg-, which has produced a range of words with the same general meaning in a range of Indo-European languages (for example Sanskrit bhrājate ‘shine’). The Germanic derivative was *berkhtaz, which produced a number of offspring amongst the early Germanic languages, including Old English beorht, Old High German beraht, and Old Norse bjartr, all now lost except English bright.
bright (adj.)
Old English bryht, by metathesis from beorht "bright; splendid; clear-sounding; beautiful; divine," from Proto-Germanic *berhta- "bright" (cognates: Old Saxon berht, Old Norse bjartr, Old High German beraht, Gothic bairhts "bright"), from PIE root *bhereg- "to gleam, white" (cognates: Sanskrit bhrajate "shines, glitters," Lithuanian breksta "to dawn," Welsh berth "bright, beautiful"). Meaning "quick-witted" is from 1741.
例文
1. A bright shooting star，or meteor，is an unforgettable sight.
明るい流星、あるいは隕石は、忘れられない光景です。
2.Fluorescent lights flickered，and then the room was brilliantly，blindingly bright .
蛍光灯が何度か点滅した後、部屋の中がぱっと明るくなり、目が開けられないほど刺さった。
3.Ford had the bright idea of paying workers enough to buy cars.
フォード社は、労働者に十分な給料を払って自動車を購入する絶妙なアイデアを考え出した。
4.Both had successful careers and the future looked bright .
2人とも事業が成功し、前途は錦のようだ。
5.He was diagnosed as severely dyslexic but extraordinarily bright .