eclipse /ɪ'klɪps/ n. 日食，月食 vt. 光芒蓋過，超過
詞源：
ec-, 向外。 -lipse, 留下，詞源同 leave, ellipse. 即留下一塊陰影的。
the obscuring of the light from one celestial body by the passage of another between it and the observer:
lunar eclipse;
solar eclipse;
a sudden loss of importance in relation to a newly arrived person or thing:
The status of the lead actress was eclipsed by a young ingénue in the film.
Not to be confused with:
elapse – the passage or termination of a period of time:
Eight hours have elapsed since we ate.
ellipsis – a set of three dots indicating an omission in a text:
A foolish . . . is the hobgoblin of little minds.
· a solar eclipse=an eclipse of the Sun: 日食
· a lunar eclipse: 月食
· a partial eclipse: 日偏食，月偏食
· a total eclipse: 日全食，月全食
· Nothing is going to eclipse winning the Olympic title.
沒有任何事能夠蓋過贏得奧運獎牌的光環。
obscure
v. 遮蔽；使(黑)暗；使難理解；搞混
adj. 無名的；鮮爲人知的；費解的；難以理解的
celestial - adj. 天空的；天上的
passage- n. 通道；通過；走廊；通路
termination - n. 終止；結束；端；末端
hobgoblin - n. （傳說中的）淘氣的小妖精
little minds - 頭腦狹隘的人，小人物
ellipsis - n. （詞在句子中的）省略；省略號
elapse - n. (時間的)消逝