obscurant

n. 蒙昧主义者, 混淆的人

发音

UK /ɒbˈskjʊəɹənt/
US /ɑbˈskjəɹənt/

词形变化

obscurants 复数 obscurants more obscurant 比较级 most obscurant 最高级

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    One who acts to confound or obfuscate; an obscurantist.

  2. 2.

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

  3. 3.

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

adj.
  1. 1.

    Acting or tending to confound, obfuscate, or obscure.

  2. 2.

    Typical of or pertaining to obscurants; obscurantic; obscurantistic.

词源

Entering English circa 1793–1799: From German Obskurant and French obscurant, from classical Latin obscūrant-, stem of obscūrāns, present participle of obscūrāre (“to obscure”), from obscūrus (“dark”).

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