fluorescent (adj.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict[fluorescent 词源字典]
1853 (Stokes), from fluor- (see fluoro-) + -escent (see fluorescence). The electric fluorescent lamp was invented by Edison in 1896, but such lights were rare in homes before improved bulbs became available in the mid-1930s.[fluorescent etymology, fluorescent origin, 英语词源]