| 释义 |
emˈbrighten, v.
Also 7 imbrighten.
[f. en- + bright a. + -en.]
trans. = brighten.
Hence emˈbrightening ppl. a.
1610G. Fletcher Christ's Triumph xvi, Whose garment imbrightned into heau'nly flame. 1652E. Benlowes Theophila 22 Embrightning our knowledge. Ibid. v. xcvi, Like duskie atoms in the suns embrightning ray. 1855R. C. Singleton tr. Virgil II. 315 Even Messapus's embrightening helm. |