enlighten

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To supply with light. transitive
    — The sun enlightens the Earth.
  2. To make something clear to (someone); to give knowledge or understanding to. figuratively,transitive
    — She tried to enlighten them about the rules of the program, but they remained belligerently and self-righteously ignorant.

词形变化

enlightens present,singular,third-person enlightening participle,present enlightened participle,past enlightened past

词汇关系

衍生词
enlightenable enlightener enlightenment
相关词
elucidate lighten

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.
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