Illuminate

[ɪ'l(j)uːmɪneɪt] or [ɪ'lumɪnet]

解釋/意思:

(verb.) add embellishments and paintings to (medieval manuscripts).

手打:尼尔--From WordNet

解釋/意思:

(v. t.) To make light; to throw light on; to supply with light, literally or figuratively; to brighten.

(v. t.) To light up; to decorate with artificial lights, as a building or city, in token of rejoicing or respect.

(v. t.) To adorn, as a book or page with borders, initial letters, or miniature pictures in colors and gold, as was done in manuscripts of the Middle Ages.

(v. t.) To make plain or clear; to dispel the obscurity to by knowledge or reason; to explain; to elucidate; as, to illuminate a text, a problem, or a duty.

(v. i.) To light up in token or rejoicing.

(a.) Enlightened.

(n.) One who enlightened; esp., a pretender to extraordinary light and knowledge.

整理:莱克格斯

同義詞及近義詞：

v. a. [1]. Enlighten, illumine, illume, supply with light.[2]. Adorn with lights (as a building), light up.[3]. Adorn with colored letters.

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同義詞及反義詞：

SYN: enlighten, emblazon, irradiate

ANT:Darken, obscure, bedim

編輯:汤姆

解釋/意思:

v.t. to light up: to enlighten: to illustrate: to adorn with ornamental lettering or illustrations.—adj. enlightened.—adj. Illū′minable that may be illuminated.—adj. and n. Illū′minant.—n.pl. Illuminā′tī the enlightened a name given to various sects and especially to a society of German Freethinkers at the end of the 18th century.—n. Illuminā′tion act of giving light: that which gives light: splendour: brightness: a display of lights: adorning of books with coloured lettering or illustrations: (B.) enlightening influence inspiration.—adj. Illū′minative tending to give light: illustrative or explanatory.—n. Illū′minator one who illuminates esp. one who is employed in adorning books with coloured letters and illustrations.—vs.t. Illū′mine Illū′me to make luminous or bright: to enlighten: to adorn.—ns. Illū′miner an illuminator; Illū′minism.—adj. Illum′inous bright.

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