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"