enlightenment
UK/ɪn'laɪt(ə)nm(ə)nt/US/in'laitmәnt/
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Definitions
n.
The state of having understanding and freedom from ignorance
启迪，觉悟
n.
The 18th-century European movement that championed reason
（the Enlightenment）启蒙运动
n.
In Buddhism, the state of spiritual awakening
（佛教）开悟，觉悟
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedenlightento put into, to cause
+
-mentlight, brightness; not heavy
=enlightenment
enlighten (bring light into the mind) + -ment (state/result) = the state of being enlightened. Capitalized, the Enlightenment is the historical age that pictured reason as light driving out the darkness of superstition.
Common Collocations
- 1.spiritual enlightenment精神觉悟
- 2.the Age of Enlightenment启蒙时代
- 3.path to enlightenment通往觉悟之路
Example Sentences
- 1.
The book traces the ideas of the European Enlightenment.
- 2.
Meditation, he believed, was a path to enlightenment.
- 3.
A moment of enlightenment changed how she saw the problem.