illuminating

英 [ɪˈluːmɪneɪtɪŋ]

美 [ɪˈluːmɪneɪtɪŋ]

adj. 富于启发性的
v. 照明; 照亮; 照射; 阐明; 解释; 用彩灯装饰
illuminate的现在分词

现在分词：illuminating　

BNC.15627 / COCA.17570

牛津词典

adj.

富于启发性的
helping to make sth clear or easier to understand
1. We didn't find the examples he used particularly illuminating.
  我们觉得他采用的那些例证启发性不是特别大。

VERB 照亮;照明;照射
Toilluminatesomething means to shine light on it and to make it brighter and more visible.
1. No streetlights illuminated the street...
  这条街上没有照明的路灯。
2. The black sky was illuminated by forked lightning.
  叉状的闪电照亮了黑沉沉的天空。
VERB 阐释;说明
If youilluminatesomething that is unclear or difficult to understand, you make it clearer by explaining it carefully or giving information about it.
1. They use games and drawings to illuminate their subject.
  他们用游戏和图画来阐明他们的主题。

adj

tending to increase knowledge or dissipate ignorance
1. an enlightening glimpse of government in action
2. an illuminating lecture
Synonym:enlighteninginformative

True, examples from the real world can be illuminating, but case studies have their limits.
是的，来自现实世界的案例可能富于启发，但案例研究也有其局限性。
However the micro disregarding hope like a beam of light illuminating my darkness of the atrium.
然而那微渺的希望象一束光照亮了我黑暗的心房。
This is an illuminating analysis.
这是很有启发的分析。
These clouds show spectra remarkably similar to those of the illuminating star.
这些云的光谱与照射它的亮星的光谱极其相似。
The dramatic Leo Moon is illuminating your neighborly3rd House to bring emotional excitement to your immediate environment.
狮子的新月点亮了你的3宫，给你带来了情绪的欢乐。
WHAT dinosaurs ate is, of course, a question as interesting and illuminating as what ate dinosaurs ( see article).
“恐龙吃什么”这个问题和“什么吃了恐龙”的问题一样有趣和有启发性。
Edison Electric Illuminating Company of New York pioneered the central station power generation in 1881.
1881年纽约的爱迪生电力照明公司开创了集中电站发电之先河。
High repetition laser illuminating system
高重复率激光照明系统
What is conveyed in the picture is both positive and illuminating.
图片中反映的问题是积极的和富有启发性的。
The teacher gave us an illuminating lecture.
老师给我们上了一堂有启发性的一课。