🔍 牛津詞典
🔍 朗文詞典
🔍 劍橋詞典
🔍 柯林斯詞典
🔍 麥美倫詞典
🔍 韋氏詞典 🎯

檢索以下詞典:
(Mr. Ng 不推薦使用 Google 翻譯!)
最近搜尋:
TOEFL BNC: 10042 COCA: 11150

illumination

noun

il·​lu·​mi·​na·​tion i-ˌlü-mə-ˈnā-shən How to pronounce illumination (audio)
1
: the action of illuminating or state of being illuminated: such as
a
: spiritual or intellectual enlightenment
b(1)
: a lighting up
(2)
: decorative lighting or lighting effects
c
: decoration by the art of illuminating
2
: the luminous flux per unit area on an intercepting surface at any given point
3
: one of the decorative features used in the art of illuminating or in decorative lighting

Example Sentences

When taking photographs indoors, use a flash for illumination. They traveled to the temple in search of spiritual illumination. an old manuscript with beautiful illuminations
Recent Examples on the Web The vast cloud of the Milky Way offers nearly the only illumination until the blue lights of the fire engine switch on. Michael Schwirtz, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2022 Almost no illumination besides individual stoplights shined back up. Joshua Sokol, Scientific American, 16 Sep. 2022 The light has 72 LEDs for strong illumination, a 60-degree angle, and a two-year warranty with a 30-day money-back guarantee. Toby Grey, BGR, 15 Sep. 2022 The illumination of the Eiffel Tour will end at 11:45 p.m., which is when the tower closes to visitors, starting Sept. 21, Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo said. Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 13 Sep. 2022 Oishi, who helps administer the program for the Bureau of Street Services, compared the illumination levels of the digital display to the brightness of candlelight. Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 12 Sep. 2022 An officer stopped a westbound 2006 Honda Accord initially for no rear license plate illumination and the fact the occupants were not wearing safety belts at 9:18 p.m. Aug. 30. Thomas Jewell, cleveland, 11 Sep. 2022 As Europe contends with spiraling power bills, thanks in no small part to Russia’s war in Ukraine, extravagant nighttime illumination is being called into question—including at the Eiffel Tower. Steve Mollman, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2022 The notch is gone, replaced by a camera cutout near the top of the screen that is made to look like a UI element—with functionality and everything—thanks to the iOS software and the true-black, per-pixel illumination OLED screen tech. Samuel Axon, Ars Technica, 7 Sep. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of illumination was in the 14th century

👨🏻‍🏫 Mr. Ng 韋氏詞典 📚 – mw.mister5️⃣.net
切換為繁體中文
Site Uptime