benighted
/bɪˈnaɪtɪd/adjective
1
- in a state of pitiful or contemptible intellectual or moral ignorance, typically owing to a lack of opportunity（尤指无机会而变得）愚昧的, 无知的, 不明是非的：
they saw themselves as bringers of culture to poor benighted peoples.
他们把自己看做是给穷苦愚昧的民族带来文化的人。
2
- overtaken by darkness夜色笼罩的, 黑暗的：
a storm developed and we were forced to wait benighted near the summit.
刮起了风暴, 我们被迫在黑暗中于离山顶不远的地方等待。
派生词
benightedness
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