anti-intellectual
/ˌan-tē-ˌin-tə-ˈlek-ch(ə-w)əl -ˈlek-shwəl, ˌan-tī-/ (ame, mw)
anti-intellectual — 形容詞
1. describes a person, attitude, or movement that rejects logical thinking, educati
反智
排斥知識或理性思維的
describes a person, attitude, or movement that rejects logical thinking, education, and the value of expert knowledge
Amir's anti-intellectual attitude upset his teachers, who wanted him to enjoy learning.
Amir 的反智態度讓他的老師們很難過，因為老師們希望他能享受學習。
anti-intellectual attitude
An anti-intellectual mood in the town kept the school from buying new library books.
鎮上的反智氛圍讓學校無法購買新的圖書館藏書。
Sofia called the campaign anti-intellectual because it told voters to ignore medical experts.
Sofia 稱這場競選活動是反智的，因為它告訴選民不要理會醫學專家的意見。
Kenji's family held anti-intellectual views and saw reading as a useless hobby.
Kenji 的家人抱持反智的觀點，認為閱讀是一種無用的嗜好。
A growing anti-intellectual trend among young voters worried the local education board.
年輕選民中日益高漲的反智風潮讓當地教育委員會感到憂心。
- anti-science
narrower — specifically opposed to scientific findings rather than intellectual pursuits broadly
- anti-education
narrower — specifically opposed to formal schooling and learning
- uneducated
different nuance — describes a lack of education, not necessarily a hostile stance toward it
- intellectual
direct opposite — valuing reasoning, learning, and knowledge
- scholarly
positively inclined toward academic study and research
文法句型
anti-intellectual + noun
be anti-intellectual
call/consider/describe [something] anti-intellectual
用法筆記
Commonly used in political and social commentary to describe movements or attitudes that distrust universities, scientists, or academic expertise. Can be used attributively (before a noun) or predicatively (after a linking verb).