illustre

动词 v. 形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To illuminate (something). obsolete,transitive
    — But, as the Phœnix on my Front doth gliſter, / Thou ſhalt the Finials of my Frame illuſtre.
  2. To make (someone) illustrious. obsolete,transitive
形容词 adj.
  1. Synonym of illustrious. obsolete

词形变化

more illustre comparative most illustre superlative illustres present,singular,third-person illustring participle,present illustred participle,past illustred past

词汇关系

衍生词
illustrated

词源

词源 1
From Middle French illustre (French illustre), from Latin illūstris (“bright, shining, brilliant, lustrous; clear, lucid; illustrious, distinguished, famous”), from illūstrō (“to illustrate”).
词源 2
From Middle English illustren, from Middle French illustrer (French illustrer), from Latin illūstrāre (“to illustrate”).
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