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单词 enlightened
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We will lose them to countries that take a more enlightened attitude to globalisation and itschallenges.Its education ministry has introduced the enlightened policy that its schools must teach all world religions equally.Such an enlightened approach is a benefit to the nation and to the teachers themselves.There are more enlightened and democratic views and there are conservative views.Government can learn from its enlightened approach.Since then we have made enormous technical progress and become more enlightened in our attitudes to preserving the environment.My mother was not in favour but my father took a more enlightened view and my request was granted.Such an enlightened approach would work.She credits her employer's enlightened attitude to flexible working as a factor in her success.It's not about having the most enlightened views.It is a more enlightened approach - and more successful.Nearly all the kind things people do in the world are done in the name of enlightened self-interest.But in an enlightened modern democracy, should one be put into a position to have to do so?They must decide whether to vote out of a sense of duty to the past or out of enlightened self-interest.The Brecon Beacons setting and enlightened booking policy make this a gentle gem.It's also a matter of enlightened self-interest.In retrospect, it is clear that the change can be explained more by changes to the structure of the economy than by enlightened social policy.He says: 'I benefited from a very enlightened education policy.Changing the workplace, rather than the workforce, is a more enlightened policy.Helping now is more than an act of conscience; it is also an act of enlightened self-interest.A significant part of any humane justice system in a liberal society is rehabilitation and cricket can be proud in this instance of its enlightened attitude.On the contrary, it should be to rekindle and harness the ambition of the Victorians for a more tolerant and enlightened age.I've tried to find a balance between integrity and enlightened self-interest.

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enlightened

British English: enlightened ADJECTIVE
If you describe someone or their attitudes as enlightened, you mean that they have sensible, modern attitudes and ways of dealing with things.
Enlightened companies include their human resources in their estimation of the firm's worth.
  • American English: enlightened
  • Brazilian Portuguese: bem informado
  • Chinese: 开明的
  • European Spanish: progresista
  • French: éclairé
  • German: aufgeklärt
  • Italian: lungimirante
  • Japanese: 賢明な
  • Korean: 진보한
  • European Portuguese: bem informado
  • Latin American Spanish: progresista

Chinese translation of 'enlightened'

enlightened

(ɪnˈlaɪtnd)

adj

  1. [person, policy, system] 开(開)明的 (kāimíng de)
(adjective) 
Definition
(of a person) tolerant and unprejudiced
He should be remembered as an enlightened and humane reformer.
Synonyms
informed
the importance of keeping the public properly informed
aware
They are politically very aware.
liberal
She is known to have liberal views on abortion and contraception.
reasonable
educated
He is an educated, amiable and decent man.
sophisticated
Recently her tastes have become more sophisticated.
refined
His speech and manner are refined.
cultivated
His mother was an elegant, cultivated woman.
open-minded
I have always been open-minded about politics.
knowledgeable
literate
The lyrics are highly literate; they even quote Voltaire.
broad-minded
You'll find me more broad-minded than you think.
Opposites
unaware
,
ignorant
,
short-sighted
,
uneducated
,
narrow-minded
,
small-minded
,
unenlightened

Additional synonyms

in the sense of aware
Definition
informed
They are politically very aware.
Synonyms
informed,
enlightened,
knowledgeable,
learned,
expert,
versed,
up to date,
in the picture,
plugged-in (slang),
in the know (informal),
erudite,
well-read,
au fait,
in the loop,
well-briefed,
au courant,
clued-up (informal)
in the sense of broad-minded
Definition
tolerant of opposing viewpoints
You'll find me more broad-minded than you think.
Synonyms
tolerant,
open-minded,
flexible,
liberal,
catholic,
cosmopolitan,
responsive,
indulgent,
permissive,
unbiased,
dispassionate,
free-thinking,
unprejudiced,
undogmatic,
unbigoted
in the sense of cultivated
Definition
well-educated
His mother was an elegant, cultivated woman.
Synonyms
refined,
cultured,
advanced,
polished,
educated,
sophisticated,
accomplished,
discriminating,
enlightened,
discerning,
civilized,
genteel,
well-educated,
urbane,
erudite,
well-bred

Synonyms of 'enlightened'

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