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。
照亮；照射
illuminated — past of illuminate
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
To shine light on something; to make something bright.
照亮
To shine light on something.
用灯光装饰
To decorate something with lights.
阐明；使易懂
To clarify or make something understandable.
装饰手稿书页
To decorate the page of a manuscript book with ornamental designs.
使壮观
To make spectacular.
发光；照亮
To glow; to light up.
曝露于光
To be exposed to light.
用雷达波束照射
To direct a radar beam toward.
一般现在时
The lamp illuminates the entire room.
这盏灯照亮了整个房间。
一般过去时
She illuminated the manuscript with gold leaf.
她用金箔装饰了手稿。
现在完成时
Recent research has illuminated this complex issue.
最近的研究阐明了这个复杂问题。
规则动词，注意过去式与过去分词均为illuminated。
The monks would illuminate the manuscripts with gold leaf and intricate patterns.
僧侣们会用金箔和复杂图案来装饰手稿。
用法提示：动词过去式，表示给手稿添加装饰。
The artist illuminates the text with colorful illustrations.
这位艺术家用彩色插图来装饰文本。
用法提示：动词第三人称单数，表示给文本添加绘画装饰。
She spent years illuminating the ancient book's margins.
她花了多年时间给这本古书的页边添加装饰。
用法提示：动词现在分词，表示持续进行装饰手稿的动作。
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。
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。
grammar · medium
易错句子The artist illuminate the manuscript.
正确表达The artist illuminated the manuscript.
“illuminate”的过去时形式应为“illuminated”，不可用原形表示过去发生的动作。
grammar · medium
易错句子The manuscript illuminated with gold.
正确表达The manuscript was illuminated with gold.
“illuminate”是及物动词，表示“给手稿添加装饰”时需用被动语态“be illuminated”才能表达“被装饰”的含义。
针对‘阐明’义，obscure表示使不清晰或难以理解。
针对‘阐明’义，confuse表示使混乱或难以理解。
针对‘阐明’义，cloud表示使意思不明确。
针对‘阐明’义，muddle表示使思路或内容混乱。
illuminate指手工装饰中世纪手稿，illustrate指为现代书籍配图以解释内容
illuminate特指装饰手稿或照亮，elucidate指通过解释使事情清楚
illuminate指物理照亮或装饰，enlighten指精神或知识上的启迪
阐明文本
The professor's explanation helped illuminate the text.
教授的解释帮助阐明了文本。
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。
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。
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。
装饰手稿
Monks used gold leaf to illuminate manuscripts.
僧侣们用金箔来装饰手稿。
il- (向内) + lumin (光) + -ate (动词后缀)
il- + lumin + -ation (名词后缀)
lumin (光) + -ous (形容词后缀)
照亮道路；指引方向
His wisdom illuminated the way for us.
他的智慧为我们照亮了道路。
阐明问题
The expert's report illuminated the issue clearly.
专家的报告清楚地阐明了这个问题。
揭示真相
The investigation illuminated the truth behind the scandal.
调查揭露了丑闻背后的真相。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.