the most interesting or memorable part;"the highlight of the tour was our visit to the Vatican"
an area of lightness in a picture
Verb:
move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent;"The introduction highlighted the speaker"s distinguished career in linguistics"
apply a highlighter to one"s cheeks or eyebrows in order to make them more prominent;"highlight the area above your eyebrows"
中英词源
highlight 用彩笔作标记，强调
原为绘画术语，即最明亮的部分，后引申词义做标记，强调。
highlight (n.)
1650s, originally of paintings, "the brightest part of a subject," from high (adj.) + light (n.). The figurative sense of "outstanding feature or characteristic" is from 1855. The verb is from 1861. Hairdressing sense is 1941 (n.), 1942 (v.). Related: Highlighted; highlighting.
