单词 | anti-innovationist |
释义 | > as lemmasanti-innovationist anti-innovationist n. and adj. Brit. /ˌantɪɪnəˈveɪʃn̩ɪst/ , U.S. /ˌæn(t)iˌɪnəˈveɪʃənəst/ , /ˌænˌtaɪˌɪnəˈveɪʃənəst/ ΚΠ 1804 J. Bentham Let. 22 Sept. in Corr. (1998) VII. 277 The man at the head of legislation..is an anti-innovationist—but is among the people of the old school, who have little credit. 1867 Ballou's Monthly Mag. May 346/2 Anti-innovationists saw in them [sc. horse-cars] a dangerous experiment. 1902 National Rev. Mar. 82 He was anti-innovationist—that is, he was opposed to innovation for innovation's sake. 1994 F. Cervantes Devil in New World iii. 93 As God's greatest cosmic antagonist, the devil..could be welcomed by less anti-innovationist Chichimec leaders. < as lemmas |
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