radiation lying in the ultraviolet range; wave lengths shorter than light but longer than X rays
Adjective:
having or employing wavelengths shorter than light but longer than X-rays; lying outside the visible spectrum at its violet end;"ultraviolet radiation" "an ultraviolet lamp"
中英词源
ultraviolet 紫外线的
ultra-, 超过的，极其的，violet, 紫色的。
ultraviolet (adj.)
"beyond the violet end of the visible spectrum," 1840, from ultra- + violet. Ultra-red (1870) was a former name for what now is called infra-red.
词态变化
权威造句
1. The container is invisible until you shine an ultraviolet light on it.
那个柜子只有用紫外线照射才可以看见。
来自柯林斯例句
2. It"s called ultraviolet rays.
它被叫做紫外线.
来自《简明英汉词典》
3. The ozone layer surrounding the earth protects our skin from being hurt by the ultraviolet rays.
环绕地球的臭氧层保护着我们的皮肤免受紫外线的伤害.
来自《简明英汉词典》
4. Ozone is best known for its role in screening the Earth from harmful ultraviolet rays from the Sun.
臭氧最广为人知的作用是保护地球免受太阳紫外线的伤害。
来自辞典例句
5. The sun"s ultraviolet rays are responsible for both tanning and burning.
