愚昧 (yú mèi) — ignorant, uneducated, benighted (with a sense of backwardness or obscurantism)
Definition
A strong, formal word for 'ignorant' or 'benighted' — typically describes backward ideas, attitudes, or social conditions rather than a person's intelligence. Stronger and more written than 无知; carries more condemnation than 盲目.
adjective
ignorantuneducatedbenighted (with a sense of backwardness or obscurantism)
Examples
- 愚昧。Tā nà zhǒng yú mèi de guān diǎn zǎo jiù bèi kē xué tuī fān le.That benighted view of his was long ago overturned by science.
- 愚昧，。Zhǐ yǒu bǎi tuō yú mèi, shè huì cái néng zhēn zhèng jìn bù.Only by escaping ignorance can society truly progress.
- 愚昧。Nà ge shí qī de yú mèi fēng qì lìng rén tàn xī.The benighted atmosphere of that period is lamentable.
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