illumination
noun /ɪˌluːmɪˈneɪʃn/
/ɪˌluːmɪˈneɪʃn/
- [uncountable, countable] light or a place that light comes from
照明;光源 - The only illumination in the room came from the fire.
屋子里唯一的光亮来自炉火。
- Most of the illumination came from candles.
光亮大多来自蜡烛。 - The skylights are designed to optimize natural illumination.
设计天窗的目的在于优化自然照明。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- bright
- good
- strong
- …
- level
- provide
- come from something
- a source of illumination
- The only illumination in the room came from the fire.
- illuminations[plural] (British English) bright coloured lights used to decorate a town or building for a special occasion
彩灯;灯饰 - Christmas illuminations
圣诞节的彩灯
- Christmas illuminations
- [countable, usually plural] a coloured decoration, usually painted by hand, in an old book
(旧时书上通常用手工绘制的)彩饰,彩图 - [uncountable] (formal) understanding or explanation of something
启示;启迪;阐明 - spiritual illumination
精神上的启发 - In that flash of illumination, he realized where he had gone wrong.
在那一瞬间,他意识到自己错在哪里。
- spiritual illumination
词源Middle English: via Old French from late Latin illuminatio(n-), from the verb illuminare, from in- ‘upon’ + lumen, lumin- ‘light’.