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obscurant

/ɒbˈskjʊəɹənt/ /ɑbˈskjəɹənt/

Meanings
noun

蒙昧主义者, 阻挠者

One who acts to confound or obfuscate; an obscurantist.

Examples :

"The professor accused the politician of being an obscurant, deliberately making his policies confusing to avoid public scrutiny. "
那位教授指责那位政客是個蒙昧主义者/阻挠者，故意把政策搞得含糊不清，以逃避公众的监督。
philosophy character person attitude mind
noun

蒙昧主义者，反智主义者。

A person who seeks to prevent or hinder enquiry and the advancement of knowledge or wisdom; an agent of endarkenment.

Examples :

"The school board member acted as an obscurant, blocking the new science curriculum because he feared it would challenge traditional beliefs. "
那位校董成了个蒙昧主义者，阻止了新的科学课程，因为他害怕这会挑战传统观念。
person philosophy politics culture attitude history education society
noun

蒙昧主义者，反启蒙人士

An opposer of lucidity and transparency in the political and intellectual spheres.

Examples :

"The professor was labeled an obscurant for deliberately using complex jargon and avoiding clear explanations, making it difficult for students to understand the material. "
这位教授因为故意使用复杂的术语，避免清晰的解释，让学生很难理解教材，所以被贴上了“蒙昧主义者”的标签。
politics philosophy doctrine mind culture person

Related Words

Illustration obscurantist

obscurantist noun

/ɒbˈskjʊərəntɪst/ /əbˈskjʊərəntɪst/

蒙昧主义者，反智主义者

"The professor was labeled an obscurantist because he deliberately used complex jargon to avoid explaining basic concepts to his students. "

这位教授被人贴上了蒙昧主义者的标签，因为他故意使用复杂的术语，避免向学生解释基本的概念。

Illustration understand

understand verb

/ˌɞndəɹˈstand/ /(ˌ)ʌndəˈstænd/ /ˌʌndɚˈstænd/

理解，明白，领会。

"My teacher explained the new math concept, and I understood it perfectly. "

我的老师解释了新的数学概念，我完全领会了。

Illustration pertaining

pertaining verb

/pəˈteɪnɪŋ/ /pɚˈteɪnɪŋ/

属于，关于。

"The documents pertaining to my car insurance claim are now all submitted. "

关于我的汽车保险索赔的所有文件现在都已经提交了。

Illustration obscurants

obscurants noun

/əbˈskjʊərənts/ /ɒbˈskjʊərənts/

蒙昧主义者, 阻挠者

"The obscurants in the debate deliberately used confusing jargon to hide their weak arguments. "

辩论中的那些蒙昧主义者故意使用令人困惑的术语来掩盖他们薄弱的论点。

Illustration explanations

explanations noun

/ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃənz/

解释，说明。

"The explanation was long and drawn-out."

这个解释又长又啰嗦。

Illustration curriculum

curriculum noun

/kəˈɹɪk.jə.ləm/ /kəˈɹɪkjələm/

课程，教学计划

"The school's new curriculum includes more hands-on science projects. "

学校的新课程包括更多动手实践的科学项目。

Illustration transparency

transparency noun

/tɹænsˈpæɹənsi/ /-ˈpæɹənsi/

透明度，公开性。

"The school's new policy of complete transparency about grades helped students understand their progress better. "

学校实行了完全公开学生成绩的政策，这让学生们更好地了解了自己的学习进度。(Xuéxiào shíxíng le wánquán gōngkāi xuésheng chéngjì de zhèngcè, zhè ràng xuéshengmen gèng hǎo de liǎojiě le zìjǐ de xuéxí jìndù.)

Illustration intellectual

intellectual noun

/ˌɪntəˈlɛk(t)ʃʊəl/

知识分子，学者

"The intellectual presented a compelling argument for a new school policy. "

这位知识分子为一项新的学校政策提出了令人信服的论点。

Illustration advancement

advancement noun

/ædˈvæns.mɛnt/

晋升，提升。

"the advancement of learning"

学术的进步

Illustration traditional

traditional noun

/tɹəˈdɪʃnəl/

老古板，思想保守的人。

"My grandmother is a traditional, believing strongly in family values. "

我的奶奶是个老古板，非常重视家庭价值观。

Illustration politician

politician noun

/ˈpɒl.ɪ.tɪʃ.ən/ /pɑl.ɪˈtɪʃ.ən/

政治家，政客.

"The politician spoke at the school assembly about the importance of community involvement. "

那位政治家在学校集会上发表了讲话，强调社区参与的重要性。

Illustration deliberately

deliberately adverb

/dəˈlɪb(ə)ɹətli/

故意地，有意地，蓄意地

"To avoid a fight, Sarah deliberately walked a different route to school today. "

为了避免争吵，莎拉今天故意选择了另一条上学路线。