enlightenment
n [U] (fml 文)
1 act of enlightening or state of being enlightened 啟發; 開導; 開明; 文明
The teacher's attempts at enlightenment failed; I remained as confused as before. 老師雖盡力開導卻勞而無功, 我仍像以前一樣糊涂.
In an age of enlightenment such cruelty is unforgivable. 在文明時代, 這麼殘忍是不能寬恕的.
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世紀歐洲的)啟蒙運動.