deconstruction
/ˌdiːkənˈstrʌkʃn/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌdiːkənˈstrʌkʃn/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌdē-kən-ˈstrək-shən/ (ame, mw)
deconstruction — 名詞
- deconstructionsingular
- deconstructionsplural
1. a way of taking a text, image, or idea apart so you can see how its meaning was
解構分析
拆開文本或觀念來重看其意義
a way of taking a text, image, or idea apart so you can see how its meaning was built and question an earlier reading of it.
Anjali's deconstruction of the ad changed how the class saw it.
Anjali 對那支廣告做的解構分析，改變了全班看它的方式。
deconstruction of + media text
During the seminar, Hao offered a deconstruction of the film poster.
在研討課上，Hao 提出了對那張電影海報的解構分析。
offer a deconstruction of + visual text
The podcast's deconstruction of the speech exposed hidden fears about migration.
那檔 podcast 對那場演說的解構分析，揭露了對移民的隱藏恐懼。
Quinn wrote a careful deconstruction of the poem for Friday's discussion.
Quinn 為週五的討論寫了一篇對那首詩的細緻解構分析。
By midnight, the group had finished its deconstruction of the campaign slogan.
到半夜時，大家已完成對那句競選口號的解構分析。
- analysis
more general and not necessarily focused on hidden assumptions or unstable meaning
- close reading
usually stays nearer to wording details, while deconstruction pushes harder on tension and contradiction
- reinterpretation
focuses on the new reading reached, not the unpacking process itself
- surface reading
stays with the obvious meaning instead of pulling the structure apart
文法句型
a deconstruction of + text/idea/image
deconstruction of + text/idea/image
用法筆記
This sense usually appears with 'of' plus a text, image, speech, or idea. Distinguish it from sense 2, which names the academic theory itself; sense 1 is one act or piece of analysis.
常見錯誤
2. a school of literary and philosophical criticism that says a text never carries
解構理論
主張文本沒有唯一固定意義的批評理論
a school of literary and philosophical criticism that says a text never carries one final meaning because each reading reshapes what it seems to say.
Our literature tutor linked deconstruction to questions about power and language.
我們的文學老師把解構理論和權力、語言的問題連在一起談。
deconstruction as a theory name
Tomás first encountered deconstruction in a graduate course on modern criticism.
Tomás 第一次接觸解構理論，是在一門現代批評的研究所課程裡。
encounter deconstruction in an academic course
By the 1980s, deconstruction had shaped many debates in film studies.
到了 1980 年代，解構理論已影響了電影研究中的許多辯論。
Élise finds deconstruction useful when novels resist one neat explanation.
Élise 覺得，當小說拒絕單一明確的解釋時，解構理論很有用。
Not every scholar accepts deconstruction as the best way to read poetry.
不是每位學者都接受解構理論是閱讀詩歌的最佳方法。
- poststructuralism
broader intellectual movement; deconstruction is one major approach within it
- critical theory
much wider umbrella that includes deconstruction but many other methods as well
文法句型
study deconstruction
deconstruction in + field
accept deconstruction as + noun phrase
用法筆記
This sense names the theory or movement, so it is usually treated as an uncountable label in course titles and criticism. Distinguish it from sense 1, which refers to one specific analysis or reading.