benighted

a. 赶路到天黑的, 陷入黑暗的, 愚昧的

发音

UK /bɪˈnaɪtɪd/
其它
US /bɪˈnaɪtɪd/
US /bə-/
US /-ɾɪd/

词形变化

more benighted 比较级 most benighted 最高级

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    simple past and past participle of benight

adj.
  1. 1.

    Overtaken by night; especially of a traveller, etc.: caught out by oncoming night before reaching one's destination.

    废旧 诗歌

    I recollect well losing the goodwill of my old grandmother by allowing a benighted wagoner to light his lantern while her back was turned, […]

  2. 2.

    Plunged into darkness.

    废旧
  3. 3.

    Lacking education or knowledge; unenlightened; also, lacking morality; immoral, unscrupulous.

    沌

    沟瞀

    蒙昧

    闷闷

    愚昧

    比喻
  4. 4.

    Difficult to understand; abstruse, obscure.

    比喻 废旧

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 2

dark nighted

近义相关 2

unenlightened unpunctual

词源

From benight + -ed.

来源：wiktionary