单词 | enlightenment |
释义 | enlightenment n [U] (fml 文) 1 act of enlightening or state of being enlightened 启发; 开导; 开明; 文明 The teacher´s attempts at enlightenment failed; I remained as confused as before. 老师虽尽力开导却劳而无功, 我仍像以前一样糊涂. In an age of enlightenment such cruelty is unforgivable. 在文明时代, 这麽残忍是不能宽恕的. 2 the Enlightenment period in the 18th century in Europe when some thinkers and writers believed that reason and science, not religion, would advance human progress (18世纪欧洲的)启蒙运动. |
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