enlightened UK [ɪn'laɪ.tənd] US [-tˌənd] approving adjective ■showing understanding, acting in a positive way, and not following old-fashioned or false beliefs 有见识的;开明的;摆脱偏见的•The school has an enlightened policy of teaching boys to cook.这所学校教男孩子们烹饪,这是一种开明的做法。 •These days she's much more enlightened in her views on education.近来她对教育的看法开明多了。 ■knowing the truth about existence (对人生在世的真谛)彻悟的,觉悟的,看透的•Buddha was an enlightened being.佛陀是个看破红尘的人。 |