illumination
UK/i.lju:mi'neiʃәn/US
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Definitions
n.
Light, or the act of lighting something up.
照明；照亮的动作。
n.
A sudden understanding or insight; clarification.
豁然开朗的领悟；启发、阐明。
n.
Decoration of a manuscript with gold and color.
手稿的泥金（金色与彩色）装饰。
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedilluminate + -ion makes the action a noun. It keeps the same double life: literal illumination (lighting of a street or building) and figurative illumination (a flash of understanding). It also carries the medieval art sense — the gold-and-color work in an illuminated manuscript.
Root lumin still carries 7 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.natural/artificial illumination自然/人工照明
- 2.festive illuminations节日彩灯
- 3.a moment of illumination灵光一现的领悟
- 4.manuscript illumination手稿泥金装饰
Example Sentences
- 1.
The festival's illumination turned the whole harbor into a sea of light.
- 2.
After hours of confusion, the answer came to her in a moment of illumination.
- 3.
The museum displays manuscripts famous for their delicate illumination.