alighten

发音

/əˈlaɪtən/

词形变化

alightens 三单 alightening 现在分词 alightened 过去式 alightened 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To alight, to dismount or get down from.

  2. 2.

    To alight; to land, to descend and rest.

  3. 1.

    To lighten; to reduce in weight or heaviness.

  4. 1.

    To make light; to illuminate or brighten.

词源

From Middle English alighten, from a merger of Old English ālīhtan (“to alight, dismount”), from prefix ā- (compare Gothic 𐌿𐍃- (us-), German er- originally meaning "out") + līhtan (“to alight”); and Old English ġelīhtan (“to alight, approach, come, come down, dismount”); equivalent to alight + -en.

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