Word · Frequency #14621
illuminated
照亮的；被照明的
Lit up; made bright or visible by light.
- 1.
Irradiated by light, lit.
被光照亮的；明亮的。
- 2.
Decorated and illustrated.
装饰并配有插图的(指手稿等)。
彩饰的；配有插图的；被光照亮的；明亮的。；装饰并配有插图的(指手稿等)。；被照明的；受启发的
In use
The illuminated manuscript was a masterpiece of medieval art.
The garden looked magical with its illuminated pathways.
Her face was illuminated by the glow of the candle.
be illuminated by/with sth
强调光源或照明方式。
The city was illuminated by thousands of lights.
这座城市被成千上万的灯光照亮。
illuminated + noun (attributive)
用作定语，修饰名词，表示带有照明或装饰性灯光的。
He bought an illuminated world globe.
他买了一个带灯光的世界地球仪。
adv + illuminated (with adverb)
常用于描述装饰性彩饰或照明效果。
Connections
Collocations
- illuminated sign
- 发光招牌
- I saw the illuminated sign from across the road.我从马路对面就看到了那个发光招牌。
- illuminated keyboard
- 背光键盘
- She prefers an illuminated keyboard for working in the dark.她更喜欢背光键盘，以便在黑暗中工作。
- illuminated street
- 灯火通明的街道
- The hotel is located on an illuminated street in the city center.这家酒店位于市中心一条灯火通明的街道上。
- illuminated manuscript
- 彩饰手稿
- The museum has a rare illuminated manuscript from the 12th century.这家博物馆藏有一部12世纪的珍稀彩饰手稿。
Synonyms
- lit
- 被照亮的；点燃的 · lit 最常用，口语色彩较强；在非正式语境中常替代 illuminated。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 'lumi' 记成 'lumen（流明）'——灯亮了；手抄本烫金插图也叫 illuminated。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：formal or literary description of lighting、art history / manuscript studies illuminated 有两个主要用法：指“被照亮的”时，通常用于正式或文学性描写；指手稿或书籍“配有彩饰/插图的”时，多用于艺术史或文献学语境。日常口语中很少单独用 illuminated 表示“亮着的”，一般说 lit 或 lighted。
Grammar Note
常用于描述被灯光照亮的物体
Pronunciation & Spelling
All six words end in the spelling chunk -inated, pronounced /ɪneɪtɪd/, which also appears at the end of illuminated /ɪˈluːmɪneɪtɪd/. None of them rhymes fully with illuminated because the main stress falls on a different syllable. Beware lookalikes with different sounds, such as illuminate /ɪˈluːmɪneɪt/（照亮）and illusion /ɪˈluːʒən/（幻觉）, which do not contain this ending.
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。
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