释义 |
illuminate/iˈlu:mineit, iˈlju:-/v. tr. 1 light up; make bright 照亮,照明 2 decorate (buildings etc.) with lights as a sign of festivity (节日)用灯装饰(建筑物等) 3 decorate (an initial letter, a manuscript, etc.) with gold, silver, or brilliant colours (用金色、银色、鲜艳的色彩等)装饰(首字母、手稿等) 4 help to explain (a subject etc.) 阐明,说明(问题等) 5 enlighten spiritually or intellectually 启迪;启发 6 shed lustre on 使光辉灿烂 □ illuminating adj.□ illuminatingly adv.□ illuminative /-neitiv, -nətiv/ adj.□ illuminator n.[Latin illuminare (as IN-2, lumen luminis ‘light’)] |