enlighten

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vt. 教育, 启发, 启蒙, 开导, 教导

发音

其它 /ɪnˈlaɪtən/

词形变化

enlightened enlightenest enlighteneth enlightening enlightens 三单 enlightens enlightening 现在分词 enlightened 过去式 enlightened 过去分词

别名

inlighten

教材释义与例句

动词

启发，启蒙；教导，开导；照耀

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To supply with light.

    及物

    The sun enlightens the Earth.

  2. 2.

    To make something clear to (someone); to give knowledge or understanding to.

    比喻 及物

    She tried to enlighten them about the rules of the program, but they remained belligerently and self-righteously ignorant.

    Care to enlighten me, if you think I'm so benighted?

词汇关系

动词

同义词 10

clear illuminate crystallize clear up elucidate shed light on sort out straighten out edify crystallise

上位词 8

learn teach clarify instruct prophesy clear up elucidate vaticinate

词源

Formerly also inlighten, from Middle English enlightenen, inlightnen, a hybrid formed from inlighten (“to enlighten, illuminate”), from Old English inlīhtan, onlīhtan, enlīhtan (“to enlighten, illuminate, give light to, give sight to”) and lightnen (“to enlighten, illuminate”) (equivalent to light + -en). Cognate with Dutch inlichten (“to enlighten, inform”), Old High German inliuhten (“to enlighten, illuminate”), Gothic 𐌹𐌽𐌻𐌹𐌿𐌷𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽 (inliuhtjan, “to enlighten, illuminate”). More at inlight, -en.

来源：wiktionary