单词 | illuminated |
释义 | illuminatedadj. 1. a. Lighted up; made light, luminous, or resplendent. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > illumination > [adjective] > illuminated or lit up lightc1300 lightedc1450 illuminate?a1475 circumfulseda1513 illustrate1526 in light1534 lighted1596 illightened1609 enlightened1640 unblown1647 luminated1652 illuminated1664 lit1783 alight1817 lit-up1835 littena1849 light-struck1923 1664 H. Power Exper. Philos. ii. 91 Such like illuminated ayr as this we breathe in. 1715 tr. G. Panciroli Hist. Memorable Things Lost I. i. vi. 17 The Bononian Stone..if exposed a while to the illuminated Air, will imbibe the Light. 1831 D. Brewster Treat. Optics Introd. 2 Light is emitted from every point of a luminous or of an illuminated body. 1884 F. J. Britten Watch & Clockmakers' Handbk. (new ed.) 85 Illuminated dials for turret clocks are as a rule made of opalescent glass. b. Made, or being, the target of (non-visible) radiation of some kind. ΘΚΠ society > communication > telecommunication > radio communications > [adjective] > radar > made target of beam illuminated1942 the world > matter > physics > science of sound > sound-waves > [adjective] > affected by sound-waves illuminated1966 1942 J. C. Slater Microwave Transmission vi. 275 The illuminated region can be considerably greater than the distance between poles. 1950 J. D. Kraus Antennas xii. 345 An antenna with a uniformly illuminated circular aperture 10 wavelengths in diameter has a gain of 600 or nearly 28 db with respect to a ½-wavelength dipole antenna. 1966 I. Tolstoy & C. S. Clay Ocean Acoustics vi. 198 The dimensions of the illuminated area are much larger than the acoustic wavelength. 2. Having or claiming spiritual enlightenment. ΘΚΠ society > faith > aspects of faith > spirituality > inspiration or revelation > [adjective] inspiredc1450 illumined1526 godly-wise1532 revealed1533 illuminate1563 enthusiast1578 lightsome1587 enthusiastical1588 entheate1603 enthusiac1603 enthusiastic1603 illuminated1606 illightened1609 enthean1612 theopneust1647 illuminative1649 entheous1682 revelational1693 entheal1736 entheastic1804 theopneustic1838 theophanic1884 inspirational1888 theophanous1909 Beatrician1943 1606 G. W. tr. Epit. Liues Emperors in tr. Justinus Hist. sig. Ll ivv Anabaptists..trusting vnto illuminated reuelations. 1768 H. Walpole Hist. Doubts Pref. 3 All very ancient history except that of the illuminated Jews is a perfect fable. 1863 ‘G. Eliot’ Romola I. i. 33 Every revelation..has many meanings, which it is given to the illuminated only to unfold. 3. Enlightened intellectually. ΘΚΠ society > education > [adjective] > educated or taught > well well-itowenc1225 well-taughtc1275 lighty?a1425 groundlyc1449 well-informeda1500 well-entered1548 well-instructed1553 well-trained1562 well-educated1598 well-tutored1600 tutored1601 illuminated1661 well-cultured1760 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > scholarly knowledge, erudition > enlightenment > [adjective] lightOE lighty?a1425 lightened?1492 enlightened1578 illuminate1579 lightsome1587 illuminated1661 1661 R. Boyle Some Consider. Style of Script. (1675) 123 They believe them to have been endowed with very illuminated intellectuals. 1791 T. Paine Rights of Man i. 8 That august, illuminated and illuminating body of men. 1834 T. Carlyle Sartor Resartus iii. viii. 92/1 ‘But is it not the deepest Law of Nature that she be constant?’ cries an illuminated class. 4. Of or belonging to various societies or orders called illuminati. Also absol. = illuminati n. ΘΚΠ society > faith > sect > Christianity > other sects and movements > Illuminati (Bavarian) > [adjective] illuminated1634 illuminized1920 society > faith > sect > Christianity > other sects and movements > Illuminati (Bavarian) > [noun] illuminated1686 illuminati1797 illuminate1906 1634 J. Canne Necessitie of Separation v. 241 One of the illuminated [printed illumated] Fathers of the Familists. 1686 tr. D. Bouhours Life St. Ignatius ii. 77 In Spain certain Visionaries, who were call'd the Illuminated, or Men of new Lights. 1802 Edinb. Rev. 1 17 The object of the Illuminated Orders was probably..unattainable. 5. a. Of letters, writing, manuscripts, etc.: Adorned with brilliant colours, metallic pigments, etc. (see illuminate v. 8). Also as n. rare. ΘΚΠ society > communication > writing > written text > decoration > [adjective] > illuminated limned1538 illuminated1712 1712 T. Hearne Remarks & Coll. (1889) III. 372 Not only the Black, but all the Red (commonly call'd Illuminated Letters) are printed. 1765 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. (1774) I. 255 A copy of this act, elegantly engrossed and illuminated. 1856 R. W. Emerson Eng. Traits vii. 119 Illuminated missals. 1923 E. Pound Let. 12 May (1971) 187 Price 25 dollars per copy, and 50 and 100 bones for Vellum and illuminateds. b. College slang. Of a text: Having an interlinear translation. ΚΠ 1851 B. H. Hall Coll. College Words 261 Illuminated books are preferred..to ponies or hobbies, as the text and translation in them are bought nearer to one another. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < adj.1606 |
随便看 |
|
英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。