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dilettantism

/dil-i-tahn-tiz-uhm, -tan-/US // ˈdɪl ɪ tɑnˌtɪz əm, -tæn- //

放任主义,放浪形骸,放任自流,放羊式的

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the practices or characteristics of a dilettante.

Examples

  • But too often, indeed, is the inane world of aristocratic Dilettantism felt hovering dimly near, as we read these pages.

  • Except for his fatal Memoirs, we should not have realised his dilettantism.

  • Conversation fosters criticism and dilettantism alike, and these are Wilde's most noticeable characteristics.

  • To give every ounce in you to do what you set out to do—no lackadaisical dilettantism—your whole heart in it—and go to it!

  • Charlatans among the leaders of the new thought, and society dilettantism, both came under his merciless lash.