enlighten的词源

英文词源

enlighten (v.)

late 14c., "to remove the dimness or blindness" (usually figurative, from one's eyes or heart); see en- (1) + lighten. From 1660s as "supply with intellectual light." Literal senses are later and less common in English: "put light in" is from 1580s; "shed light upon" is from 1610s. Related: Enlightened; enlightening. Old English had inlihtan "to illuminate, enlighten."

中文词源

enlighten：启发，启蒙，教导；阐明

词根词缀： en-使 + light照亮,明白 + -en动词词尾

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