English Dictionary

leading light

noun

(idiomatic) An acclaimed expert, one of the foremost experts, a luminary. / (nautical, navigation) A light that helps to guide vessels into a port.

She is considered a leading light in the field of astrophysics.

意味（1）

(idiomatic) An acclaimed expert, one of the foremost experts, a luminary.

Stephen Hawking is a leading light in physics, people say he's the greatest physicist since Einstein.

意味（2）

(nautical, navigation) A light that helps to guide vessels into a port.