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enlighten

音標[in'laitn] 讀音

漢語翻譯

vt. 教育, 啟發, 啟蒙, 開導, 教導
相關詞組:
enlighten sb on sth

詞型變化:

名詞:enlightener 動詞過去式:enlightened 過去分詞:enlightened 現在分詞:enlightening 第三人稱單數:enlightens 

英文解釋:

動詞 enlighten:

  1. make understand
    同義詞:edify
  2. give spiritual insight to; in religion
    同義詞:irradiate
  3. make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear
    同義詞:clear, clear up, shed light on, crystallize, crystallise, crystalize, crystalise, straighten out, sort out, illuminate, elucidate

例句:

  1. How can I enlighten your wooden head?
    我怎么才能讓你這木頭疙瘩開竅呢?
  2. She was anxious to enlighten me about the events that led up to the dispute.
    她急著要使我明白引起這場爭執的那些事情。
  3. Can you enlighten me on this subject?
    關於這個問題,你能指點我一下嗎?

詳細解釋:


en.light.en

v.tr.(及物動詞)
en.light.ened,en.light.en.ing,en.light.ens
To give spiritual or intellectual insight to:
啟迪,開導:給予精神或智力的洞察力:
例句:
.Enlighten the people generally, and tyranny and oppression of body and mind will vanish like evil spirits at the dawn of day.(Thomas Jefferson)
.普遍啟迪人民民眾,暴君和壓迫階級的主體和心智就會象魔鬼在黎明時分一樣消逝.(托馬斯·傑斐遜)

To give information to; inform or instruct.
教導:提供信息;引導

【引伸】
enlight.ener
n.(名詞)

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