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illustrious + singular noun
常用于修饰事业、历史、家族等。
She had an illustrious career.
她拥有辉煌的事业。
著名的；杰出的；卓越的
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
著名的；杰出的；卓越的
Famous and admired; distinguished and respected.
She had an illustrious career.
她拥有辉煌的事业。
令人钦佩的,杰出的,受尊敬的,或众所周知的。
Admired, distinguished, respected, or well-known.
广为人知且受尊敬的
widely known and esteemed
拥有或赋予荣耀的
having or conferring glory
The illustrious scientist won a Nobel Prize for her groundbreaking research.
这位著名的科学家因其开创性研究获得了诺贝尔奖。
AI contextual example
Many students dream of studying at an illustrious university like Oxford or Cambridge.
许多学生梦想在牛津或剑桥这样著名的大学学习。
AI contextual example
The dynasty had an illustrious history spanning over three centuries.
这个王朝有着跨越三个多世纪的辉煌历史。
AI contextual example
an illustrious judge
一位杰出的法官
WordNet
常用于修饰事业、历史、家族等。
She had an illustrious career.
她拥有辉煌的事业。
Illustrious guests from around the world attended.
来自世界各地的贵宾出席了。
Not this
He comes from an illustrous family.
Use this
He comes from an illustrious family.
拼写错误：漏掉字母i，正确拼写为illustrious，源自拉丁语illustris。
Not this
This is an illustrious example of the problem.
Use this
This is an illustrative example of the problem.
词义混淆：illustrious意为著名的、辉煌的，而illustrative意为说明性的，应使用illustrative以表示例子的说明作用。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
辉煌的职业生涯
She retired after an illustrious career in medicine.
她在医学界辉煌的职业生涯结束后退休了。
光辉的历史
The university boasts an illustrious history spanning three centuries.
这所大学拥有跨越三个世纪的光辉历史。
尊贵的客人
The palace opened its doors to an illustrious guest from abroad.
宫殿为一位来自国外的尊贵客人敞开了大门。
名门望族
He was born into an illustrious family of scholars.
他出生于一个学者辈出的名门望族。
卓越的业绩
The general maintained an illustrious record of service.
这位将军保持了卓越的服役业绩。
显赫的声誉
The orchestra enjoys an illustrious reputation worldwide.
这支管弦乐团在全世界享有显赫的声誉。
Use illustrious naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
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词中藏着lustre（光泽、荣耀），想象一个人光环闪耀、光彩夺目，便是“杰出的、著名的”。
语域：formal 常见场景：人物介绍、颁奖典礼、历史叙述 通常用于书面语或正式场合，多出现在对人物、成就或历史的庄重介绍中，日常口语中比较少见。
与 illustrious 真正押韵的有 industrious（/ɪnˈdʌstriəs/）。famous、various、serious、glorious 虽然都以 -ous 结尾，但重读元音不同，并不押韵。注意 lustrous（/ˈlʌstrəs/）形似，但发音更短，没有 /i/。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.