Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #6519
illuminate
照亮；照射
To shine light on something; to make something bright.
- 1.
To shine light on something.
照亮
- 2.
To decorate something with lights.
用灯光装饰
- 3.
To clarify or make something understandable.
阐明；使易懂
- 4.
To decorate the page of a manuscript book with ornamental designs.
装饰手稿书页
- 5.
To make spectacular.
使壮观
- 6.
To glow; to light up.
发光；照亮
- 7.
To be exposed to light.
曝露于光
- 8.
To direct a radar beam toward.
用雷达波束照射
阐明；解释清楚；用灯装饰；张灯结彩；发光；变亮；受光；被光照到；使壮观；使精彩
In use
The monks would illuminate the manuscripts with gold leaf and intricate patterns.
The artist illuminates the text with colorful illustrations.
She spent years illuminating the ancient book's margins.
illuminate sth
此义项专指为中世纪手稿添加装饰，而非一般意义上的照明或阐明。
The scribe illuminated the manuscript with intricate designs.
抄写员用复杂的设计装饰了手稿。
be illuminated with sth
The pages were illuminated with gold leaf and vibrant colors.
书页用金箔和鲜艳的色彩进行了装饰。
Verb forms
base illuminate · third person illuminates · -ing illuminating · past illuminated · past participle illuminated
规则动词，注意过去式与过去分词均为illuminated。
Connections
Collocations
- illuminate the text
- 阐明文本
- The professor's explanation helped illuminate the text.教授的解释帮助阐明了文本。
- illuminate the issue
- 阐明问题
- New evidence may illuminate the issue further.新的证据可能会进一步阐明这个问题。
- illuminate the room
- 照亮房间
- Candles illuminated the room with a warm glow.蜡烛用温暖的光芒照亮了房间。
- illuminate the way
- 照亮道路
- The flashlight illuminated the way through the dark forest.手电筒照亮了穿过黑暗森林的道路。
- illuminate a manuscript
- 装饰手稿
- Monks used gold leaf to illuminate manuscripts.僧侣们用金箔来装饰手稿。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象灯光照亮手稿，装饰和文字都清晰了。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：手稿装饰、中世纪艺术 通常用于艺术史或文献学语境，比较正式。
Grammar Note
及物动词时意为'照明、阐明'，不及物动词时意为'照亮'。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words share the '-inate' spelling ending but have different stress patterns and vowel sounds; none are true rhymes with 'illuminate', which has the stressed /uː/ sound in the second syllable.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.