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candle
他動詞[C] 可算名詞
複数形: candles過去形: candled過去分詞: candled現在分詞: candling比較級: null最上級: null
This word evokes a sense of intimacy, ritual, and fragility. It is often associated with warmth and a slow, steady consumption of resources, creating a mood of quiet contemplation or romanticism that modern electric lighting cannot replicate. In a symbolic sense, it represents a flickering hope or a dwindling lifespan. The image of a candle burning at both ends suggests an unsustainable pace of life, where energy is depleted rapidly from two directions at once.
Countable when referring to the individual physical objects used for light.