enlightening

英 [ɪnˈlaɪtnɪŋ]

美 [ɪnˈlaɪtnɪŋ]

v.  启发; 开导; 阐明
enlighten的现在分词

现在分词：enlightening　

GRE

BNC.33488 / COCA.27028

柯林斯词典

• VERB 启发;开导;教化
  Toenlightensomeone means to give them more knowledge and greater understanding about something.
  1. A few dedicated doctors have fought for years to enlighten the profession...
     一些有献身精神的医生多年来一直努力指导业内同仁。
  2. If you know what is wrong with her, please enlighten me.
     如果你知道她出什么问题了，请告诉我。

英英释义

adj

• enlightening or uplifting so as to encourage intellectual or moral improvement
  1. the paintings in the church served an edifying purpose even for those who could not read
  Synonym:edifying
• tending to increase knowledge or dissipate ignorance
  1. an enlightening glimpse of government in action
  2. an illuminating lecture
  Synonym:informativeilluminating

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