explornography

发音

US

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A fascination with historic explorations, particularly by reenacting them.

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    1998, John Tierney, “Explornography: The Vicarious thrill of Exploring When There's Nothing Left to Explore”, The New York Times Magazine, July 26, section 6, page 18+ Age of Exploration has been succeeded by the Age of Explornography

    2002 March, Elizabeth Haiken, Artificial Parts, Practical Lives (multiple authors), page 171, NYU Press A core sample taken from the refuse pile reveals...Gore-Tex, that miracle fiber of “explornography”, then, a layer of Teflon and several layers of silicone solids

词源

Blend of explore + pornography, coined by columnist John Tierney.

来源：wiktionary