anti-intellectual

/an-tee-in-tl-ek-choo-uhl, an-tahy‐/US // ˌæn tiˌɪn tlˈɛk tʃu əl, ˌæn taɪ‐ //

反智,反智的,反智主义,反知识

Definitions

n.名词 noun

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- : a person opposed to or hostile toward intellectuals and the modern academic, artistic, social, religious, and other theories associated with them.
- : a person who believes that intellect and reason are less important than actions and emotions in solving practical problems and understanding reality.

adj.形容词 adjective

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- : of, relating to, or characteristic of anti-intellectuals or their beliefs.

Before anti-vaxxers, there were anti-fluoriders: a group who spread fear about the anti-tooth decay agent added to drinking water.
A few years back, designer John Galliano was fined by the government for sharing just such anti-semitic sentiments in public.
The “doctorate” Duke claims is from an anti-Semitic Ukranian “diploma mill” as described by the State Department.
Even the hot Jewish women I mentioned above did something a bit more “intellectual” than pageantry: acting.
Charles “Father” Coughlin, a raving anti-Semite, was one of the most popular radio hosts in the country.
His also was the intellectual point of view, and the intellectual interest in knowledge and its deductions.
The intellectual temperament finds voice in many great expressions, which are very Dante and also very Thomas, as Par.
To give him a party name, he became an anti-clerical, strictly in a political and lawful sense.
In our western communities the dangers to the intellectual nexus lie rather on the other side.
Martini appeared from his little anti-room, with a lamp in his hand, as the prison clock struck ten.