lunatic fringe

短语

[法] 极端分子, 极端主义

词形变化

lunatic fringes 复数 lunatic fringes

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The members of a political or social group espousing extreme, fanatical, or irrational views.

词汇关系

名词

上位词 2

political entity political unit

词源

Originally a derogatory term for a female hairstyle (bangs) in which the hair is cut straight across the forehead, likened to institutional haircuts found in "lunatic" asylums. The figurative sense was popularized by U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt, originally in reference to Cubist and Futurist art.

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