| 单词 | enlightened |
| 释义 | enlightened (once / 566 pages) adjn Have you ever thought long and hard about a problem and then, suddenly, experienced an "ah-ha!" moment? If your answer is yes, then congratulations! You were enlightened or in possession of a clear understanding of what was otherwise mysterious. The word enlightened comes from the Latin prefix en meaning "in, into" and the word lux meaning "light." Combine these meanings — "into the light" — and you're describing what it is that characterizes an enlightened person: a sense of clarity and understanding. People often seek to be enlightened spiritually, by taking pilgrimages, meditating, or looking to spiritual gurus like the Dalai Lama. WORD FAMILYenlightened: enlightenedest, enlightenedly, unenlightened+/enlighten: enlightened, enlightening, enlightenment, enlightens/enlightening: enlighteningly, unenlightening/enlightenment: enlightenments, unenlightenment/light: light-colored, lighted, lighten, lighter, lightest, lighting, lightless, lightly, lightness, lights, lightsome/lighted: unlighted/lighten: enlighten, lightened, lightening, lightens/lightening: lightenings/lighter: lighterage, lightered, lightering, lighters/lighting: lightings/lightless: lightlessness/lightness: lightnesses/lightsome: lightsomely, lightsomeness, lightsomer, lightsomest USAGE EXAMPLESIn it, he called himself Joseph Lumbroso — Joseph the Enlightened. New York Times(Jan 01, 2017) But don’t assume this is simply a clash between the ignorant and the enlightened. The Guardian(Dec 26, 2016) At the age of fifty-seven, Sisi replaced a seventy-six-year-old general, and the appointment seemed to reflect a transition to a younger, more enlightened officer corps. The New Yorker(Dec 25, 2016) 1adj having knowledge and spiritual insight Syn|Ant educated possessing an education (especially having more than average knowledge) edifiedinstructed and encouraged in moral, intellectual, and spiritual improvement informedhaving much knowledge or education unenlightened not enlightened; ignorant uneducatednot having a good education benighted, darklacking enlightenment or knowledge or culture uninformednot informed; lacking in knowledge or information 2adj characterized by full comprehension of the problem involved an enlightened electorate Syn educated informed having much knowledge or education 3n people who have been introduced to the mysteries of some field or activity Syn|Ant|Hyper initiate uninitiate people who have not been introduced to the mysteries of some field or activity people (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively |
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