enlightenment
UK/ɪn'laɪt(ə)nm(ə)nt/US/in'laitmәnt/
TOEFLB2
释义
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
词根拆分
词根派生enlighten使成为，置于
+
-ment光、明亮；轻、不重
=enlightenment
enlighten（把光照进心智）+ -ment（状态/结果）= 被启迪的状态。首字母大写的 the Enlightenment 是那个把理性想象成光、驱散迷信黑暗的历史时代。
常用搭配
- 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
例句
- 1.
The book traces the ideas of the European Enlightenment.
这本书追溯了欧洲启蒙运动的思想。
- 2.
Meditation, he believed, was a path to enlightenment.
他相信冥想是通往觉悟的道路。
- 3.
A moment of enlightenment changed how she saw the problem.
一瞬间的顿悟改变了她看待这个问题的方式。