| 词汇 | unenlightened |
| 释义 | unenlightened adjective uk /ˌʌn.ɪnˈlaɪ.tənd/ us /ˌʌn.ɪnˈlaɪ.t̬ənd/ not showing understanding or knowledge; not enlightened落后的; 无知的;未经启蒙的 Synonyms benightedliterary cluelessinformal ignorant illiterate uninformed Inexperienced (of people) armchair be new to this gameidiom be wet behind the earsidiom dewy-eyed fledgling innocency innocent innocently maladroitly new rubbish uninitiated unrefined unscholarly unseasoned unslick untravelled untutored unversed unworldly Examples of unenlightenedunenlightened These ideas, which are employed by all of in our ordinary unenlightened lives, will ultimately prove themselves to be a misconstrual of reality. This work broadly achieves what it sets out to do - which is to inform the 'unenlightened' - and it does this well. As obstructive undergrowth, the jungle represented an impediment to progress; as an environment for hostile predators it signified the dread characteristics of man's unenlightened state. While initially plausible, this reasoning ignores the difference between actual unenlightened humans, who suffer from obscure perception in the intellect, and enlightened humans. In still other instances, no group may claim responsibility, leaving the government unenlightened as to the perpetrator or its orientation. Neither self-evidence nor self-interest could compel unenlightened governments and/ or their unenlightened subjects to square conduct with, for example, the natural necessity to form a peaceable society. I do not think that period was altogether unenlightened. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Does he accept that there are still some unenlightened local authorities that seem to believe that out-of-town developments are beneficial? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That is the voice of unenlightened self-interest—the voice of teacher training colleges and lecturers. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That is a very unenlightened attitude on the part of employers. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The point is that we have to get across this message, not to the converted, but to the old-fashioned and unenlightened. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I believe that in this matter of prejudice we are all either enlightened or very unenlightened. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Under that system of unenlightened self-interest we built these slums, which are the foulest and most shameful things which human beings have ever built. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In the old unenlightened days, when we had no thoughts of conservation, we had an effective system for getting rid of refuse into the water. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There are three ways in which it is clear that public opinion on this great subject is at present very uninformed and very unenlightened. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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