enlighten

基本词汇

英 [ɪnˈlaɪtn]

美 [ɛnˈlaɪtn]

enlighten基本解释

v.启发；开导；教导

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名词: enlightener 过去式: enlightened 过去分词: enlightened 现在分词: enlightening 第三人称单数: enlightens

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v.(动词)

启发，启迪，启蒙
开导
阐明
使摆脱蒙昧，使明白，使领悟
教育，教导，授与…知识
使摆脱偏见
照耀
提示
开明，开化
使摆脱无知
讲清（用意），告诉，通知

v.(动词)

vt. 启发,开导 cause to understand; give more knowledge to; free from false beliefs

verb

1. make free from confusion or ambiguity
make clear

e.g. Could you clarify these remarks?
Clear up the question of who is at fault

Synonym: clearclear upshed light oncrystallizecrystallisecrystalizecrystalisestraighten outsort outilluminateelucidate

2. give spiritual insight to
in religion

Synonym: irradiate

3. make understand

e.g. Can you enlighten me--I don't understand this proposal

Synonym: edify

1. 启发;开导;教化
To enlighten someone means to give them more knowledge and greater understanding about something.

enlighten的解释

e.g. A few dedicated doctors have fought for years to enlighten the profession...
一些有献身精神的医生多年来一直努力指导业内同仁。
e.g. If you know what is wrong with her, please enlighten me.
如果你知道她出什么问题了，请告诉我。

enlightening
...an enlightening talk on the work done at the animal park...
介绍动物园工作情况的启发性讲话
It can be an enormously enlightening and exciting experience.
它会是一次非常有启发性、令人兴奋的经历。

1. 启迪：老师:如果你被赋予了能够启迪(enlighten)人类群众和能够毁灭人类的权力的话,那会怎么样?你不会是地球上最有权力的人吗?学生:因为如果我不受限制了,我就是从那些会降低我的灵性(spiritual awareness)之事物中解放出来了. 老师:这种情况,

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用作动词(v.)

enlighten sb about〔on〕 sth

Nobody seemed to be anxious to enlighten me about the events that led up to the dispute.

没有人急于使我明白导致这场争执的事件。

Would you enlighten me on your plans for the future?

请给我解释一下你将来的计划好吗?

用作动词(v.)

Peter thought the world was flat until I enlightened him.
在我开导彼特以前,他认为地球是扁平的。
The object of his novel writing is to amuse and enlighten the general reader.
他写小说的目的在于使一般读者得到娱乐并受到教育。

Listen to both sides and you will be enlightened.
兼听则明。

用作动词 (v.)

～+名词

enlighten a child〔reader, student〕开导小孩〔读者,学生〕

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enlighten about〔on〕使(某人)领悟〔明白〕(某事)

Siddhartha became the enlightened one or Buddha.
出自：G. Vidal

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v.(动词)

enlighten, illuminate, illumine, illustrate, light, lighten: 这组词的共同意思是“照亮”。它们之间的区别是:illuminate指用光线照亮黑暗处,引申可指启发、阐明复杂或难懂的问题; illumine与illuminate同义,多为文学和诗歌用语; light多指照亮道路或某一处所; lighten也指使黑暗处明亮一些,常引申作诗歌用语; enlighten原指照耀,现只用于引申义指启发、开导或使人摆脱偏见、迷信等; illustrate指增加光泽,引申指美化或润色。

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