照亮用英语可以说成 "illuminate"，它的来源是拉丁语 "illuminare"，意思是 "to light up" 或 "to make bright". 例如：

The sun illuminates the earth.

(太阳照亮了地球。)

The lamp illuminates the room.

(这盏灯照亮了房间。)

His words illuminated the truth.

(他的话语照亮了真相。)