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illumination n.照明；阐释；启发；古书上的图案或装饰 (1) 这个屋子的照明很不好。(2) 电杆上的灯提供了照明。(3) 我从他的话中得到很大启发。(4) 这个启发说起来话就长了。 Use the noun illumination to talk about light, like the illumination of the moon on the surface of a lake. Illumination can also refer to an understanding or a spiritual awareness, like when a mystery of your faith suddenly makes sense to you. The Latin root is illuminationem, "throw into light" — you can picture the light bulb over a person's head in a cartoon to remember the various meaning of illumination.

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英 [ɪˌluːmɪ'neɪʃn] 美 [ɪˌluːmɪ'neɪʃn] (1) The illumination in this room is very bad.(2) Lamps supported on standards provided illumination.(3) I found great illumination in his remark.(4) For the illumination, it is a long story. Illumination is light. Kids up past their bedtimes have been known to read entire books under their covers using only the illumination from a flashlight. 1[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]照明；照亮 Illumination is the lighting that a place has.   [FORMAL 正式]The only illumination came from a small window high in the opposite wall.唯一的亮光来自对面墙上高处的一扇小窗子。2[N-PLURAL 复数名词]彩灯；灯饰 Illuminations are coloured lights which are put up in towns, especially at Christmas, in order to make them look attractive, especially at night.   [mainly BRIT 主英]...the famous Blackpool illuminations.著名的布莱克浦彩灯节3[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]觉悟；启发；精神启示 You can use illumination to describe an increased understanding of something, especially something of a religious or spiritual nature.   [FORMAL 正式]...a sense of illumination...顿悟No further illumination can be had from this theory.这一理论不能给人以更深刻的启迪。

英语单词	illumination
英美音标	英 [ɪˌluːmɪ'neɪʃn] 美 [ɪˌluːmɪ'neɪʃn]
中文释义	n.照明；阐释；启发；古书上的图案或装饰
英语例句	(1) The illumination in this room is very bad. (2) Lamps supported on standards provided illumination. (3) I found great illumination in his remark. (4) For the illumination, it is a long story.
中文例句	(1) 这个屋子的照明很不好。 (2) 电杆上的灯提供了照明。 (3) 我从他的话中得到很大启发。 (4) 这个启发说起来话就长了。
vocabulary简明	Illumination is light. Kids up past their bedtimes have been known to read entire books under their covers using only the illumination from a flashlight.
vocabulary扩展	Use the noun illumination to talk about light, like the illumination of the moon on the surface of a lake. Illumination can also refer to an understanding or a spiritual awareness, like when a mystery of your faith suddenly makes sense to you. The Latin root is illuminationem, "throw into light" — you can picture the light bulb over a person's head in a cartoon to remember the various meaning of illumination.
柯林斯解释	1 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]照明；照亮 Illumination is the lighting that a place has. [FORMAL 正式] The only illumination came from a small window high in the opposite wall. 唯一的亮光来自对面墙上高处的一扇小窗子。 2 [N-PLURAL 复数名词]彩灯；灯饰 Illuminations are coloured lights which are put up in towns, especially at Christmas, in order to make them look attractive, especially at night. [mainly BRIT 主英] ...the famous Blackpool illuminations. 著名的布莱克浦彩灯节 3 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]觉悟；启发；精神启示 You can use illumination to describe an increased understanding of something, especially something of a religious or spiritual nature. [FORMAL 正式] ...a sense of illumination... 顿悟 No further illumination can be had from this theory. 这一理论不能给人以更深刻的启迪。

Illumination Understanding Spiritual Sense N Uncount 不可数名词 [Formal 正式