lightning

• adj.稲妻；急速
• n. 稲妻
• vi.

light「照らす」、shine「照らす」から、鼻文字のnが挿入され、lightning「稲妻」が派生した。

lightning

lightning: [14] Etymologically, lightning is simply something that illuminates, or ‘lightens’, the sky. The word is a contraction of an earlier lightening, a derivative of lighten ‘make light’. The Old English word for ‘lightning’ was lēget, which is related to light. In Middle English it became leit, and later leiting, but in the 14th century lightning took over as the main form.
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lightning (n.)

late 13c., present participle of lightnen "make bright," extended form of Old English lihting, from leht (see light (n.)). Meaning "cheap, raw whiskey" is attested from 1781, also sometimes "gin." Lightning bug is attested from 1778. Lightning rod from 1790.

1. It was unbelievably dramatic as lightning crackled all round the van.

稲妻がトラックの周りで爆発したとき、光景は非常に壮観だった。

2.Suddenly a bolt of lightning crackled through the sky.

突然稲妻が長い空を切り裂いた。

3.There was frequent thunder and lightning ，and torrential rain.

雷と電気が交錯し、大雨が降った。

4.This highlights a problem faced by people propsing theories of ball lightning .

これにより、球状稲妻理論の提案者が直面している問題が浮き彫りになった。

5.Pickers are bent double，plucking each flower with lightning speed.

花摘み人は体を丸めて素早く花を摘んでいる。