ILLUMINATI, n. A sect of Spanish heretics of the latter part of the sixteenth century; so called because they were light weights -- _cunctationes illuminati_.
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because [bɪ'kɔz] 词频1 词根: be
conj. 因为;
💡 cause, cuse 表原因,目的;司法程序,诉讼
"He was arrested because of his political affiliation."
他因所属政党的关系而被捕。
近义：since, whereas, for, forasmuchas
sixteenth ['sɪks'tinθ] 词频1
n. 第十六;月的第十六日;十六分之一; adj. 第十六的;十六分之一的; num. 第十六;
💡 sixteen十六+th第... \/...分之一→ 第十六；十六分之一
"the site of a sixteenth century abbey"
一座十六世纪的修道院的旧址
century ['sɛntʃəri] 词频1 词根: cent
n. 百年，一世纪;百个;（板球）一百分;<美>百元钞票;
💡 cent 表”百”; 十进制中表小数点的前缀
"The discovery of distillation is usually accredited to the Arabs of the 11th century."
通常认为，蒸馏法是阿拉伯人在11世纪发明的。
sect [sekt] 词频5 词根: 切开
n. 宗派，教派;学派，党派;
"When he was sixteen he joined a religious sect."
他16岁的时候加入了一个宗教教派.
近义：cult, denomination
Spanish ['spænɪʃ] 词频1
adj. 西班牙的;西班牙人的;西班牙语的;西班牙式的; n. 西班牙语;西班牙人;〈美〉新墨西哥州的别名;[地名] [加拿大] 西班牙村;
"The Spanish Armada was sent to attack England in 1588."
1588年西班牙无敌舰队被派遣进攻英国。
近义：castilian, hispanic
latter ['lætɚ] 词频1
adj. 后者的;末了的;较后的;
💡 later(ad.后来)-latter(a.后面的)
"The latter point is the most important."
后面提及的那一点是最重要的。
近义：hindmost, last, latest, rearmost, utmost, aftermost 反义：onetime, back, preceding, previous, prior, old

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