illumination

照明、明かり

場所を照らす明かり、または明かりをつけて照らすこと。

やさしい英語で： Light provided in a place, or the act of providing it.

• The lamp provides soft illumination.
• We need better illumination in this room.
• Candles were the only source of illumination.

類義語： lighting, light

反対語： darkness

よく使う表現： soft illumination, natural illumination, provide illumination

イルミネーション、電飾

祝いのために建物や通りを明かりで飾ること。

やさしい英語で： Decoration of buildings or streets with lights for a celebration.

• The festival includes illumination of the palace.
• We went to see the Christmas illuminations.
• Colored bulbs were used for the festive illumination of the square.

類義語： decorative lighting

よく使う表現： festive illumination, christmas illumination, street illumination

啓発、ひらめき

物事をよりよく理解させたり、新しい考えを与えたりするもの。

やさしい英語で： Something that helps you understand more clearly or gives you new ideas.

• Her words brought a moment of illumination.
• He found intellectual illumination in those essays.
• The poet sought spiritual illumination through silence.

類義語： enlightenment, insight, inspiration

よく使う表現： intellectual illumination, spiritual illumination, moment of illumination

写本装飾、彩飾

手書きの本を色鮮やかな絵や飾り文字、ときには金で飾ること。

やさしい英語で： Decoration of handwritten books with colorful pictures, fancy letters, and sometimes gold.

• The manuscript has beautiful illumination.
• She studies medieval book illumination.
• Gold leaf was often used in the illumination of religious texts.

よく使う表現： manuscript illumination, medieval illumination, art of illumination