Word · Frequency #10042
illumination
照明；光照
核心释义
lighting; the light supplied to or present in a place
- 1.
照明或供光的行为；被照明的状态。
The act of illuminating, or supplying with light; the state of being illuminated.
- 2.
精神觉悟的状态；神圣启示
a condition of spiritual awareness; divine illumination
- 3.
用灯光对房屋或建筑物进行的节日装饰。
Festive decoration of houses or buildings with lights.
- 4.
环境的可见度
the degree of visibility of your environment
- 5.
用彩色插图装饰书籍和手稿；参见 illuminate(及物动词)。
Adornment of books and manuscripts with colored illustrations. See illuminate (transitive verb).
- 6.
消除理解障碍的解释
an interpretation that removes obstacles to understanding
- 7.
光彩；明亮。
Splendour; brightness.
- 8.
启迪影响；灵感。
Enlightening influence; inspiration.
启迪；启发；开悟；灯饰；彩灯；解释；澄清；光辉；灿烂；彩饰；插图
用法In use
The illumination in the room was too dim to read comfortably.
用法提示：这里的illumination表示照明程度。
After years of meditation, he experienced a profound illumination.
用法提示：illumination指精神上的启迪。
Her explanation provided illumination on the complex theory.
用法提示：illumination表示对难题的阐明。
illumination of [noun phrase]
表示对某事物的解释或阐明。
Her book offers an illumination of the poet's work.
她的书对诗人的作品进行了阐明。
provide illumination for [noun phrase]
表示提供光线或照明。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- divine illumination
- 神启
- She believed she had received divine illumination during meditation.她相信她在冥想中得到了神启。
- artificial illumination
- 人工照明
- The room was lit by artificial illumination.房间由人工照明照亮。
- provide illumination
- 提供照明
- The candles provided just enough illumination for reading.蜡烛提供了刚好够阅读的照明。
- offer illumination
- 提供阐明
- His lecture offered new illumination on the subject.他的讲座对这个主题提供了新的阐明。
- varying illumination
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想法：'illumination'中有'illume'(照亮)和'nation'(民族)，照亮民族的是智慧之光。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：academic、literary、religious 通常用于正式和书面语境，如学术、文学或宗教讨论中。
语法说明Grammar Note
作‘照明’或‘启发’时通常为不可数名词，但指‘灯饰’或‘装饰性照明’时为可数名词。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All words share the 'ation' ending with the same stressed vowel /eɪ/ and following /ʃən/, so they rhyme. Be careful not to confuse with words like 'illuminating' which have a different ending sound.
用法优先级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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