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benighted

英 [bɪ'naɪtɪd]美[bɪ'naɪtɪd]
  • adj. 愚昧的;赶路到天黑的
  • v. 使处于夜色包围之中;使愚昧无知(benight的过去分词)

英英释意


1. overtaken by night or darkness;
"benighted (or nighted) travelers hurrying toward home"
2. lacking enlightenment or knowledge or culture;
"this benighted country"
"benighted ages of barbarism and superstition"
"the dark ages"
"a dark age in the history of education"
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