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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
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
照亮；照射
To shine light on something; to make something bright.
The scribe illuminated the manuscript with intricate designs.
抄写员用复杂的设计装饰了手稿。
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.
illuminate
Base
原形
illuminates
3rd person
第三人称单数
illuminating
-ing
现在分词
illuminated
Past
过去式
illuminated
Past participle
过去分词
The lamp illuminates the entire room.
这盏灯照亮了整个房间。
She illuminated the manuscript with gold leaf.
她用金箔装饰了手稿。
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。
The artist illuminates the text with colorful illustrations.
这位艺术家用彩色插图来装饰文本。
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。
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。
Not this
The artist illuminate the manuscript.
Use this
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。
Not this
The manuscript illuminated with gold.
Use this
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。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
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。
Use illuminated naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
想象灯光照亮手稿，装饰和文字都清晰了。
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。
及物动词时意为'照明、阐明'，不及物动词时意为'照亮'。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.