enlightenment
n [U] (fml 文)
1 act of enlightening or state of being enlightened 启发; 开导; 开明; 文明
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.
In an age of enlightenment such cruelty is unforgivable. 在文明时代, 这麽残忍是不能宽恕的.
2 the Enlightenment period in the 18th century in Europe when some thinkers and writers believed that reason and science, not religion, would advance human progress （18世纪欧洲的）启蒙运动.