elucidate
- vt.
- 阐明，说明
中文释义来自 ECDICT
elucidate1词源 1
/ɪˈl(j)uːsɪdeɪt//əˈlusəˌdeɪt/
词源链
- 英语English
elucidate
词源说明
From Late Latin ēlūcidātus, perfect passive participle of ēlūcidō (“to lighten, enlighten”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from ē(x)- (“out, from”) + lūcidus (“bright, clear, understandable”) + -ō (first conjugation verb-forming suffix), literally “to make light of (something)”, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *lewk- (“bright; to see; to shine”). Compare French élucider.
释义
动词verb
- 1obsoleteTo make (something) lucid (“bright, luminous; also, clear, transparent”).
- 2figurativeTo make (something) clear and understandable; to clarify, to illuminate, to shed light on
elucidate2词源 2
/ɪˈl(j)uːsɪdət//əˈlusəˌdət/
词源链
- 英语English
elucidate
词源说明
From Late Latin ēlūcidātus (“lightened, enlightened”), see Etymology 1 and