2009년 3월 9일 월요일

enlighten (its common sense)

VERB : no cont.
To enlighten someone means to give them more knowledge and greater understanding about something.[FORMAL]
  • A few dedicated doctors have fought for years to enlighten the profession.     
  • If you know what is wrong with her, please enlighten me.
... Cobuild
  • Please enlighten me about this trip you are planning
  • Would you enlighten me on the current state of things
  • Enlighten me about Sarah
  • She enlightened herself about automobile engines.

enlightened: 

ADJ : usu ADJ n
If you describe someone or their attitudes as enlightened, you mean that they have sensible, modern attitudes and ways of dealing with things.
  • Enlightened companies include its human resources in their estimation of the firm's worth.
.... Cobuild

1. rational and having beneficial effects: an enlightened approach to social welfare
2. (of a person) tolerant and unprejudiced
... Collins Essential

(approving) having or showing an understanding of people’s needs, a situation, etc. that is not based on old-fashioned attitudes and prejudice.

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