"the shedding of light," mid-14c., verbal noun from lighten (v.2). Meaning "alleviation of weight" (literal and figurative) is from 1520s, from lighten (v.1).
双语例句
1. The lightening splintered a tree.
闪电把一棵树劈开了.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
2. I saw the lightening split the clouds and heard the thunders following.
我看到闪电撕开云层,听到随之而来的雷声.
来自英语晨读30分（高二）
3. Meanwhile, Tito's quick mind had been combing ideas with lightening - like repidity.
这时候, 蒂托的灵敏头脑.以闪电那样的迅速,把许多事情联系了起来.
来自辞典例句
4. Meanwhile, Tito's quick mind had been combining ideas with lightening - like rapidity.
这时候, 蒂托的灵敏头脑,以闪电那样的迅速,把许多事情联系了起来.
来自辞典例句
5. Their departure looked ominous because lightening hit the tree.
