illumination

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n. 照明, 阐明, 启发 [医] 照明, 映光

发音

US /ɪˌlumɪˈneɪʃən/
UK /ɪˌl(j)umɪˈneɪʃən/

词形变化

illuminations 复数 illuminations

教材释义与例句

名词

照明； 照度；启发；灯饰（需用复数）；阐明

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The act of illuminating, or supplying with light; the state of being illuminated.

    照明

    可数 不可数

    The room was filled with soft illumination from the candles.

    1927, Ernest Bramah, Max Carrados Mysteries The people hereabouts, sir, would seem to dispense with street illumination, and it is very dark tonight.

  2. 2.

    Festive decoration of houses or buildings with lights.

    可数 不可数
  3. 3.

    Adornment of books and manuscripts with colored illustrations. See illuminate (transitive verb).

    可数 不可数
  4. 4.

    Splendour; brightness.

    可数 比喻 不可数
  5. 5.

    Enlightening influence; inspiration.

    可数 比喻 不可数

    The philosopher’s work gave intellectual illumination to many.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 5

light miniature clarification elucidation illuminance

上位词 10

light picture state condition painting status interpretation brightness luminance luminosity

下位词 5

light dark darkness lighting disambiguation

相关短语

illumination problem structured illumination microscopy structured illumination global illumination oblique illumination Phong illumination

词源

Borrowed from Middle French illumination, from Late Latin illuminatio, from Latin illumino. Equivalent to illuminate + -ion.

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