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双解例句
小知识
To enlighten someone means to explain something clearly to him. If your friend is behaving strangely but insists she has a reason for it, you could ask her to enlighten you.
Enlighten comes from the metaphor that ignorance is a state of being “in the dark,” and that knowledge is illuminating. We use enlighten as a verb meaning to clear up, to remove confusion. Light is also a powerful metaphor for spiritual insight. If you have a great revelation about the divinity of the world, you could say you have been enlightened. The era known as the “Age of Reason” is also called the Enlightenment.
实用短语
单词用法
词根词缀
前缀: en-
1. 动词前缀,通常加在名词前构成动词,表示”进入……之中,包围,成为”; 2. 动词前缀,表示”使……进入状态或加强等意思”
adj.
endemic 风土的, 地方的en进入……之中,包围,成为+dem人民+ic表形容词→在人民之中→地方性的
v.
encage 关入笼中en进入……之中,包围,成为+cage笼子→v.关入笼中
enchain 束缚en进入……之中,包围,成为+chain锁链→v.束缚
enroll 注册,记入名册en进入……之中,包围,成为+roll转,倦→往里倦→注册
entitle 给……题名, 给……称号;授权, 授权en进入……之中,包围,成为+title标题,头衔→v. 给……题名, 给……称号;授权, 授权
entrap 以网或陷阱捕捉en进入……之中,包围,成为+trap陷阱→v.以网或陷阱捕捉
empurple 使成紫色en使……进入状态或加强等意思+purple紫→v.使成紫色 v.发紫
enact 制定;颁布en使……进入状态或加强等意思+act行动→进入行动→颁布[法令]
enchant 使迷醉en使……进入状态或加强等意思+chant反复说;咒语→被咒语所迷醉
encompass 包围,围绕en进入+compass范围→v.包围,围绕
encourage 鼓励en使……进入状态或加强等意思+courage勇气→使人进入勇气→鼓励
endanger 使危险en使……进入状态或加强等意思+danger危险→v.使危险
enfranchise 给予选举权,释放[奴隶]en使……进入状态或加强等意思+franchise特权,公民权→给予选举权
engage 使忙碌, 雇佣, 预定en使……进入状态或加强等意思+gage挑战→进入挑战→忙碌于……
enlarge 扩大, 放大en使……进入状态或加强等意思+large大→v.扩大, 放大
enlighten 启发,开导en使……进入状态或加强等意思+light光+en变成→给人光明→启发
enlist [使]入伍从军,征募en使……进入状态或加强等意思+list名单→进入名单→入伍
enrich 使富足, 使肥沃, 装饰, 加料于, 浓缩en使……进入状态或加强等意思+rich富的→v.使富足, 使肥沃, 装饰, 加料于, 浓缩
enwrap 包裹, 围绕, 包围;使专注en使……进入状态或加强等意思+wrap包裹→v.包裹, 围绕, 包围;使专注
同义词
同根词
词根：enlighten
adj.enlightened开明的；文明的；进步的；被启发的
enlightening使人领悟的；有启发作用的
n.enlightenment启迪；启蒙运动；教化
v.enlightened启迪（enlighten的过去式）
enlightening启蒙；通知（enlighten的ing形式）