Athenians were growing more enlightened.是什么意思？

Athenians were growing more enlightened.

人们也比较开通了.

Athenians

n. 雅典人；

例句
The ships of the Athenians and their allies sulked unhelpfully.
雅典人及其同盟军的船只袖手旁观.

were

be的过去时复数和第二人称单数形式，有时代替 was,用于条件从句、动词 wish 之后等；

例句
Shops, houses, and vehicles were set ablaze.
店铺、房子和车辆全都陷于火海。

growing

adj. 生长的，成长中的，增长的，初期的困难（或问题等）；v. 种植( grow的现在分词 )，扩大，扩展，增加；

例句
Amy had the growing sense that she was adrift and isolated.
埃米愈发感到自己孤立无援，孑然一身。

more

adv. 更，更多，达到或处于更大的范围或程度，此外，更加；adj. 更多的，（many）的比较级，附加的，额外的；pron. 更多的或附加的人或事物；n. 更多，附加，添加；

例句
It was a Christmas when shoppers passed by expensive silks in favor of more practical gifts.
这是一个购物者不理会昂贵的丝绸衣服而热衷于更实用礼物的圣诞节。

enlightened

adj. 开明的，有知识的，有见识的，进步的；v. 启发，开

例句
...an enlightened policy.
开明政策