enlightenment
US /ɪnˈlaɪ.t̬ən.mənt/
UK /ɪnˈlaɪ.t̬ən.mənt/
1.
啟迪, 領悟, 頓悟
the state of having a deeper understanding of something
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Reading widely can lead to intellectual enlightenment.
廣泛閱讀可以帶來思想上的啟迪。
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The monk sought spiritual enlightenment through meditation.
僧侶通過冥想尋求精神上的啟迪。
2.
啟蒙運動
a European intellectual movement of the 17th and 18th centuries emphasizing reason and individualism rather than tradition
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The Age of Enlightenment brought significant changes to philosophy and politics.
啟蒙時代給哲學和政治帶來了重大變革。
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Thinkers of the Enlightenment challenged traditional authority.
啟蒙思想家挑戰了傳統權威。