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单词 unenlightened
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Definition of unenlightened in English:

unenlightened

adjectiveʌnɪnˈlʌɪt(ə)ndʌnɛnˈlʌɪt(ə)ndˌənɛnˈlaɪtnd
  • Not having or showing an enlightened outlook.

    unenlightened thinking
    Example sentencesExamples
    • At best, you could say the narrator is a man of his unenlightened times.
    • He is cantankerous, idealistic, blinkered, thin-skinned, romantic, a man of the ‘enlightenment’ but curiously unenlightened himself.
    • According to Tibetan Buddhism, the universe is populated by a vast array of enlightened and unenlightened beings.
    • Naturally, the mother concludes the report unenlightened, and afraid of the consequences both of the vaccine, and of measles.
    • A year ago, he was pretty unenlightened about the whole issue - much like the rest of us.
    • If we are to succeed in our attempt to transform our unenlightened manifestation into an enlightened one, we need the lineage.
    • Unfortunately, Bradford Council has shown an unenlightened attitude and needs to be persuaded otherwise.
    • Surely, one might say, this is proof that magic was beginning to be regarded merely as the activity of unenlightened, superstitious peasants.
    • But before she made her final impassioned plea to her seemingly unenlightened colleagues, the air had been thick with expectation.
    • In Bahamian society, the unenlightened racists put Haitians at the bottom of the totem pole and they are actively discriminated against.
    • It's difficult to believe that any modern country could be this backward and unenlightened.
    • These and other unenlightened phrases echoed around the world last week as protesters marched by the thousands in the name of world peace.
    • Within the political class, it is standard fare to bemoan lack of engagement among the unenlightened masses.
    • Back in those unenlightened days we all carried knives in the playground, but we didn't know what to do with them, using them for cutting sticks and playing games.
    • This patronising initiative seems to suggest that unenlightened mums and dads are the cause of racism in Oldham, by passing it on to their kids and creating a vicious cycle.
    • My confused, unenlightened family will make a conscious effort to have the TV turned to the wrong channel the night one of them is aired, hoping I'll just forget about it.
    • Call me unenlightened, but I'm glad it's over, and that I can now get back to the real work of making this world a smarter, better place.
    • Boyd has now revealed he too remains unenlightened.
    • The local burghers were not the least bit delighted or impressed at this assumption, and the unenlightened portrayal of our quaint and historic village.
    • In this regard we in our time are strangely unenlightened.
    Synonyms
    uneducated, unknowledgeable, untaught, unschooled, untutored, untrained, illiterate, unlettered, unlearned, unread, uninformed, unscholarly, unqualified, benighted, backward
    without knowledge, unaware, unconscious, insensible

Derivatives

  • unenlightening

  • adjectiveˌʌnɛnˈlʌɪt(ə)nɪŋˌʌnɪnˈlʌɪt(ə)nɪŋ
    • Not providing any knowledge or understanding about a subject or situation.

      a tedious and unenlightening debate
      Example sentencesExamples
      • We could do with taking a big step back from this unenlightening debate, and trying to put things in some proper critical perspective.
      • But Forster's treatment of it is unenlightening.
      • Adecco's press statements were curt and unenlightening.
  • unenlightenment

  • nounˌʌnɛnˈlʌɪt(ə)nm(ə)ntˌʌnɪnˈlʌɪt(ə)nm(ə)nt
    mass noun
    • The state of lacking an enlightened outlook.

      our history has been hidden in a fog of unenlightenment
      Example sentencesExamples
      • our delusion or unenlightenment causes havoc with our choices
      • The unenlightenment does Inverness a disservice.
      • Across the Orthodox world, there is a rising tide of unenlightenment.
      • One of the things I picked up from Zen was the idea that the state of searching for enlightenment is a state of unenlightenment.
 
 

Definition of unenlightened in US English:

unenlightened

adjectiveˌənɛnˈlaɪtndˌənenˈlītnd
  • Not having or showing an enlightened outlook.

    unenlightened thinking
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Within the political class, it is standard fare to bemoan lack of engagement among the unenlightened masses.
    • My confused, unenlightened family will make a conscious effort to have the TV turned to the wrong channel the night one of them is aired, hoping I'll just forget about it.
    • Naturally, the mother concludes the report unenlightened, and afraid of the consequences both of the vaccine, and of measles.
    • These and other unenlightened phrases echoed around the world last week as protesters marched by the thousands in the name of world peace.
    • But before she made her final impassioned plea to her seemingly unenlightened colleagues, the air had been thick with expectation.
    • Unfortunately, Bradford Council has shown an unenlightened attitude and needs to be persuaded otherwise.
    • He is cantankerous, idealistic, blinkered, thin-skinned, romantic, a man of the ‘enlightenment’ but curiously unenlightened himself.
    • The local burghers were not the least bit delighted or impressed at this assumption, and the unenlightened portrayal of our quaint and historic village.
    • It's difficult to believe that any modern country could be this backward and unenlightened.
    • This patronising initiative seems to suggest that unenlightened mums and dads are the cause of racism in Oldham, by passing it on to their kids and creating a vicious cycle.
    • In this regard we in our time are strangely unenlightened.
    • Call me unenlightened, but I'm glad it's over, and that I can now get back to the real work of making this world a smarter, better place.
    • According to Tibetan Buddhism, the universe is populated by a vast array of enlightened and unenlightened beings.
    • Back in those unenlightened days we all carried knives in the playground, but we didn't know what to do with them, using them for cutting sticks and playing games.
    • Surely, one might say, this is proof that magic was beginning to be regarded merely as the activity of unenlightened, superstitious peasants.
    • A year ago, he was pretty unenlightened about the whole issue - much like the rest of us.
    • In Bahamian society, the unenlightened racists put Haitians at the bottom of the totem pole and they are actively discriminated against.
    • At best, you could say the narrator is a man of his unenlightened times.
    • Boyd has now revealed he too remains unenlightened.
    • If we are to succeed in our attempt to transform our unenlightened manifestation into an enlightened one, we need the lineage.
    Synonyms
    uneducated, unknowledgeable, untaught, unschooled, untutored, untrained, illiterate, unlettered, unlearned, unread, uninformed, unscholarly, unqualified, benighted, backward
    without knowledge, unaware, unconscious, insensible
 
 
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