enlightenment

名词 enlightenment:

1. education that results in understanding and the spread of knowledge
2. (Hinduism and Buddhism) the beatitude that transcends the cycle of reincarnation; characterized by the extinction of desire and suffering and individual consciousness
   同义词：Nirvana
3. a movement in the 18th century that advocated the use of reason in the reappraisal of accepted ideas and social institutions
   同义词：Age of Reason

1. Intellectual, moral, or spiritual improvement; enlightenment.
   启迪智力、伦理或精神上的提高; 启蒙
2. In an age of enlightenment such cruelty is unforgivable.
   在文明时代，这麽残忍是不能宽恕的。
3. 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。
4. The tax laws are so complicated that only an expert can provide enlightenment.
   税务法非常复杂，只有专家才能解释清楚。

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n.（名词）

The act or a means of enlightening.
启迪：启迪的行为或方式
The state of being enlightened.
被启发了的状态
Enlightenment A philosophical movement of the 8th century that emphasized the use of reason to scrutinize previously accepted doctrines and traditions and that brought about many humanitarian reforms. Used withthe.
Enlightenment 启蒙运动：8世纪的一个哲学运动，强调运用理智来审视先前被接受了的信条和传统，该运动带来了许多人道主义改革。与the 连用
Buddhism A blessed state in which the individual transcends desire and suffering and attains Nirvana.
【佛教】 开悟：一个个人体验欲望和苦难且达到涅槃的幸福状态