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照明,阐明,说明,使灿烂,用灯装饰照亮

资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Illuminate \Il*lu"mi*nate\, v. i.
   To light up in token or rejoicing.

Illuminate \Il*lu"mi*nate\, a. [L. illuminatus, p. p.]
   Enlightened. --Bp. Hall.

Illuminate \Il*lu"mi*nate\, n.
   One who enlightened; esp., a pretender to extraordinary light
   and knowledge.

Illuminate \Il*lu"mi*nate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Illuminated};
   p. pr. & vb. n. {Illuminating}.] [L. illuminatus, p. p. of
   illuminare; pref. il- in + luminare to enlighten, fr. lumen
   light. See {Luminous}, and cf. {Illume}, {Illumine},
   {Enlimn}, {Limn}.]
   1. To make light; to throw light on; to supply with light,
      literally or figuratively; to brighten.

   2. To light up; to decorate with artificial lights, as a
      building or city, in token of rejoicing or respect.

   3. To adorn, as a book or page with borders, initial letters,
      or miniature pictures in colors and gold, as was done in
      manuscripts of the Middle Ages.

   4. To make plain or clear; to dispel the obscurity to by
      knowledge or reason; to explain; to elucidate; as, to
      illuminate a text, a problem, or a duty.

资料来源 : WordNet®

illuminate
     v 1: make lighter or brighter; "This lamp lightens the room a
          bit" [syn: {light}, {illume}, {illumine}, {light up}]
     2: make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear; "Could
        you clarify these remarks?"; "Clear up the question of who
        is at fault" [syn: {clear}, {clear up}, {shed light on}, {crystallize},
         {crystallise}, {crystalize}, {crystalise}, {straighten
        out}, {sort out}, {enlighten}, {elucidate}]
     3: add embellishments and paintings to (medieval manuscripts)