| 单词 | enlighten |
| 释义 | enlighten (once / 362 pages) v To enlighten someone means to explain something clearly to him. If your friend is behaving strangely but insists she has a reason for it, you could ask her to enlighten you. Enlighten comes from the metaphor that ignorance is a state of being "in the dark," and that knowledge is illuminating. We use enlighten as a verb meaning to clear up, to remove confusion. Light is also a powerful metaphor for spiritual insight. If you have a great revelation about the divinity of the world, you could say you have been enlightened. The era known as the "Age of Reason" is also called the Enlightenment. WORD FAMILYenlighten: enlightened, enlightening, enlightenment, enlightens+/enlightened: enlightenedest, enlightenedly, unenlightened/enlightening: enlighteningly, unenlightening/enlightenment: enlightenments, unenlightenment/light: light-colored, lighted, lighten, lighter, lightest, lighting, lightless, lightly, lightness, lights, lightsome/lighted: unlighted/lighten: enlighten, lightened, lightening, lightens/lightening: lightenings/lighter: lighterage, lightered, lightering, lighters/lighting: lightings/lightless: lightlessness/lightness: lightnesses/lightsome: lightsomely, lightsomeness, lightsomer, lightsomest USAGE EXAMPLESIn it, he called himself Joseph Lumbroso — Joseph the Enlightened. New York Times(Jan 01, 2017) But don’t assume this is simply a clash between the ignorant and the enlightened. The Guardian(Dec 26, 2016) At the age of fifty-seven, Sisi replaced a seventy-six-year-old general, and the appointment seemed to reflect a transition to a younger, more enlightened officer corps. The New Yorker(Dec 25, 2016) 1v give spiritual insight to; in religion Syn|Hyper irradiate prophesy, vaticinate predict or reveal through, or as if through, divine inspiration 2v make understand Can you enlighten me--I don't understand this proposal Syn|Hyper edify instruct, learn, teach impart skills or knowledge to 3v make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear Syn|Hyper clear, clear up, crystalise, crystalize, crystallise, crystallize, elucidate, illuminate, shed light on, sort out, straighten out clarify, clear up, elucidate make clear and (more) comprehensible |
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