limn
limn
[lɪm]
verb
[lɪm]
verb
- [with obj.](poetic/literary)depict or describe in painting or words
(诗/文)描画，勾画
■suffuse or highlight (something) with a bright colour or light
用鲜明色彩（或光线）凸现
a crescent moon limned each shred with white gold.
一轮新月给所有的细微之处都罩上一层泛白的金光。
- late Middle English (in the sense 'illuminate a manuscript'): alteration of obsolete lumine 'illuminate', via Old French luminer from Latin luminare 'make light'
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