phosphorescence /.fosfa'resns; /asfa'rcsns/ n [U] the giving out of light without burning, or by gentle burning without heat that can be felt. 發(fā)燒光;燒光性; 磷光; 磷火; 鬼火。 phos-pho.res.cent /-snt; -snt/ adj giving out light without burning. 發(fā)燒光的; 磷光性的。