| 单词 | benighted |
| 释义 | benighted (once / 3965 pages) adj Being called benighted is much like being called naive. It means lacking in knowledge or understanding—the kind you might have if you were older or more sophisticated. Although it sounds a lot like "being knighted", benighted has nothing to do with knights and, in fact, includes the word "night" (as in the opposite of day) and not "knight" (as in "of the Round Table"). One way to remember what benighted means is to think of a person "being nighted" or, put into the dark. A benighted person is in the dark about things: they don't know because they can't see. The Dark Ages are thought to have been a benighted time, full of primitive ideas. WORD FAMILYbenighted: benightedly+/benight: benighted, benighting, benights USAGE EXAMPLESMuch of the improvement, however, is tied to the rise in commodity prices, which is relieving pressure on benighted coal and steel producers. Wall Street Journal(Nov 28, 2016) A rightward tilt isn’t essential to make it on the guest list, which often includes members of the benighted “liberal media.” Washington Post(Nov 16, 2016) It is that it implies an uncomfortable theory of false consciousness among the benighted ordinary folk who vote for rightwing causes and politicians. The Guardian(Nov 13, 2016) 1adj overtaken by night or darkness benighted (or nighted) travelers hurrying toward home Syn nighted unpunctual not punctual; after the appointed time 2adj lacking enlightenment or knowledge or culture this benighted country benighted ages of barbarism and superstition Syn dark unenlightened not enlightened; ignorant |
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