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obscurants

/əbˈskjʊərənts/ /ɒbˈskjʊərənts/

Meanings
noun

蒙昧主义者, 阻挠者

One who acts to confound or obfuscate; an obscurantist.

Examples :

"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。
person philosophy attitude politics
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 politician dismissed scientific findings about climate change, revealing himself as one of the obscurants hindering progress towards a sustainable future. "
那位政客对气候变化的科学发现不屑一顾，暴露了他作为一名蒙昧主义者的真面目，阻碍了我们迈向可持续未来的进程。
person philosophy culture attitude society education character mind
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 company's reliance on jargon and internal memos filled with deliberately vague language suggested that the management were obscurants who wanted to hide their decision-making processes from employees. "
该公司大量使用术语和充满故意含糊措辞的内部备忘录，表明管理层是蒙昧主义者，他们想对员工隐瞒决策过程。
politics philosophy

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 sustainable

sustainable adjective

/səˈsteɪnəbəl/

可持续的， 可持续发展的.

"Our family is trying to live a more sustainable lifestyle by reducing waste and using less energy. "

我们家正在努力过一种更可持续的生活方式，通过减少浪费和减少能源消耗来实现。

Illustration obfuscate

obfuscate verb

/ˈɒbfəskeɪt/ /ˈɑːbfəskeɪt/

使模糊，使费解。

"The thick fog started to obfuscate the mountain, making it difficult to see even its base. "

浓雾开始笼罩山峰，遮天蔽日，甚至连山脚都难以看清。

Illustration arguments

arguments noun

/ˈɑːɡjʊmənts/ /ˈɑɹɡjəmənts/

论据，理由。

"My arguments for a later curfew were based on my good grades and responsible behavior. "

我要求推迟宵禁时间的理由是，我成绩很好，而且行为举止也很负责任。

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 confusing

confusing verb

/kənˈfjuːzɪŋ/

使迷惑，使困惑。

"The complicated instructions for the new software program confused many of the employees. "

这个新软件程序的复杂说明使很多员工感到困惑。

Illustration scientific

scientific adjective

/ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk/

科学的，学术的

"The scientific method is important in my school science class. "

在我的学校科学课上，科学的方法非常重要。

Illustration management

management noun

/ˈmænədʒmənt/

管理，经营。

"The school's management team used careful planning and budgeting to ensure enough resources for all students' needs. "

学校的管理团队通过周密的计划和预算，确保了所有学生的需求都有足够的资源保障。

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 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。