英语词汇“illuminate”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	illuminate
释义	il·lu·mi·nate I. \-nə̇t, usu -nə̇d.+V\ adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin illuminatus, past participle 1. archaic : made bright with light < leaves illuminate with autumnal hues — H.W.Longfellow > 2. archaic : being or claiming to be intellectually or culturally or spiritually enlightened to a superior extent II. \ə̇ˈlüməˌnāt also ə̇lˈyü-; usu -ād.+V\ transitive verb Etymology: Latin illuminatus, past participle of illuminare, from in- in (II) + luminare to light up, from Latin lumin-, lumen light — more at luminary 1. a. (1) : to give physical light to : supply with light : light up < illuminated a picture that hung on the wall — G.B.Shaw > : make bright with light : bathe in light < destroyers illuminate the little boats with their searchlights — H.W.Baldwin > (2) : to light up artificially with usually brilliant lights or decorative lighting effects < the city was illuminated in celebration of the victory > < the fountains are beautifully illuminated at night > (3) : to make luminous or shining < the beautiful smile that slowly illuminates her face — Vernon Jarratt > b. : to give spiritual or intellectual light to : enlighten spiritually or intellectually < bought a couple of books for the train to Edinburgh, but I can't say I was greatly illuminated — H.J.Laski > c. archaic : to set alight : kindle < the butler … illuminated the antique Gothic chandelier — W.M.Thackeray > 2. : to make clear : clear up : remove obscurity from : elucidate < worked out and illuminated broad principles of constitutional interpretation — W.P.M.Kennedy > < historical insight clarifies and illuminates the critical activity of a period — C.I.Glicksberg > 3. : to make illustrious or glorious < brilliant achievements that illuminate that era > : make resplendent < splendid tapestries and paintings illuminated the walls > 4. : to decorate (as a letter or part of a page) with gold or silver or brilliant colors or with often elaborate designs or miniature pictures < beautiful illuminated manuscripts of the middle ages > III. \-_nə̇t, usu -nə̇d.+V\ noun (-s) Etymology: New Latin illuminati, plural archaic : a person possessing or claiming to possess unusual enlightenment IV. transitive verb : to subject to radiation
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