(pl. -oes 或-os)
1- a disc or circle of light shown surrounding or above the head of a saint or holy person to represent their holiness（圣徒或圣人头上的）光轮。
1.1
- figurative the glory associated with an idealized person or thing〈喻〉（赋予理想化的人或事物的）光辉, 荣光：
he has long since lost his halo for many ordinary Russians.
对于许多俄罗斯普通人来说, 他头顶上的光环早就消失了。
1.2
- a circle or ring of something resembling a halo环, 圈：
their frizzy haloes of hair.
他们头顶上一圈圈细密的鬈发。
1.3
- a circle of white or coloured light round the sun, moon, or other luminous body caused by refraction through ice crystals in the atmosphere（日、月或其他发光体的）光晕, 晕圈。
-oes, -oed
with obj.（一般作be haloed）surround with or as if with a halo以光环围绕; 似有光环围绕。
词源
mid 16th cent. （denoting a circle of light round the sun etc.）： from medieval Latin， from Latin halos, from Greek halōs 'disc of the sun or moon'.