| 单词 | to throw light on |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto throw (also cast, shed) light on (also upon) (b) to throw (also cast, shed) light on (also upon): to help to explain (something) by providing further information. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > meaning > explanation, exposition > expound, explain [verb (transitive)] arecchec885 unloukOE overrunOE sutelec1000 trahtnec1000 unfolda1050 belayc1175 openc1175 onopena1200 accountc1300 undo?a1366 remenea1382 interpret1382 unwrap1387 exploitc1390 enlumine1393 declarec1400 expoundc1400 unplait?c1400 enperc1420 planea1425 clearc1440 exponec1440 to lay outc1440 to give (also carry) lightc1449 unwind1482 expose1483 reducea1500 manifest1530 explicate1531 explaina1535 unlock?1536 dilucidate1538 elucidate1538 illustrate1538 rechec1540 explicate1543 illucidate1545 enucleate1548 unsnarl1555 commonstrate1563 to lay forth1577 straighten1577 unbroid1577 untwist1577 decipherc1586 illuminate1586 enlighten1587 resolvec1592 cipher1594 eliquidate1596 to take (a person) with one1599 rivelc1600 ravel1604 unbowel1606 unmist1611 extricate1614 unbolta1616 untanglea1616 enode1623 unperplexa1631 perspicuate1634 explata1637 unravel1637 esclarea1639 clarify1642 unweave1642 detenebrate1646 dismystery1652 undecipher1654 unfork1654 unparadox1654 reflect1655 enodate1656 unmysterya1661 liquidatea1670 recognize1676 to clear upa1691 to throw sidelight on1726 to throw (also cast, shed) light on (also upon)1731 eclaircise1754 irradiate1864 unbraid1880 predigest1905 to get (something) straight1920 disambiguate1960 demystify1963 1731 J. Gill Doctr. Trinity iii. 84 Though they do not prove the doctrine of the Trinity, yet they cast some light upon it. 1761 Philos. Trans. 1760 (Royal Soc.) 51 770 Among the French writers, Brassard, in his Dictionaire de Musique, throws no light upon this subject, his account of the modes respecting chiefly those of much later times, which were distinguished into plagal and authentic, and with which the present question has very little concern. 1855 A. Bain Senses & Intellect Introd. ii. 36 The experimental enquiries of recent years have thrown much light upon this obscure and mysterious subject. 1860 G. J. Adler tr. C. C. Fauriel Hist. Provençal Poetry xvi. 351 It is on these antecedents that I shall first endeavor to shed some light. 1884 D. Hunter tr. E. Reuss Hist. Canon iv. 57 The various aberrations of heresy are well suited for casting some light on the history of the canon. 2013 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 23 May 46/4 Mandelbrot was invited to teach a course showing how fractal ideas could shed light on classical mathematics. < as lemmas |
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