know-nothingismn.

Brit.

/ˌnəʊˈnʌθɪŋɪz(ə)m/,

/ˈnəʊˌnʌθɪŋɪz(ə)m/, U.S.

/ˈnoʊˌnəθɪŋˌɪz(ə)m/,

/ˌnoʊˈnəθɪŋˌɪz(ə)m/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: know-nothing n., -ism suffix.

Etymology: < know-nothing n. + -ism suffix. Compare earlier know-nothingness n. and slightly later know-everythingism n. Compare also earlier donothingism n. at do-nothing n. and adj. Derivatives. N.E.D. (1901) indicates only a pronunciation with primary stress on the first syllable.

1. U.S. Originally: the political doctrine of the Know-Nothings (see know-nothing n. 2); support for the Know-Nothings or their policies (now historical). Later also in extended use: (depreciatively) extreme conservatism, isolationism, or bigotry, of a kind associated with the Know-Nothings.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > rule or government > politics > American politics > [noun] > other parties > principles or policies of

Native Americanism1844

free-soilism1848

know-nothingism1854

1854 Boston Daily Atlas 20 May (heading) Know-Nothingism.

1854 W. G. Simms Southward Ho! 252 Know-Nothingism had not then become a fixed fact in the political atmosphere.

1885 J. J. Lalor & A. B. Mason tr. H. Von Holst Constit. & Polit. Hist. U.S. V. 112 Know-Nothingism had very ardent partisans in the southern states.

1934 H. T. Shanks Secession Movement in Virginia iii. 49 William C. Rives..thought Know-Nothingism rested on too narrow a basis to build a party.

1952 L. Mumford Roots Contemp. Amer. Archit. 30 On such foundations, the modern tradition in American architecture can never be reduced to any of the current forms of know-nothingism or isolationism.

1980 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 9 Sept. a19/4 Liberal Democrats bemoan what they see as a swing to narrowminded righteousness and know-nothingism, not only in mores and politics but in economic and social problems.

2004 O. L. Graham Unguarded Gates (2006) iv. 32 Know-Nothingism was remembered as mere xenophobia, a groundless and irrational dislike of the Other.

2. The adoption of a position of knowing or claiming to know nothing; wilful ignorance; (sometimes simply) complete ignorance. Also: agnosticism.Not always clearly distinguishable from sense 1.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > scepticism > agnosticism > [noun]

nothingarianism1842

know-nothingism1856

agnosticism1870

1856 Fraser's Mag. Sept. 253/2 Who shall tax know-nothingism when it flaunts the garb of knowledge.

1871 R. H. Hutton Ess. I. 27 A sort of know-nothingism, or Agnosticism, or belief in an unknown and unknowable God.

1934 Philos. Rev. 43 535 The philosophical liberalism, the pragmatic skepticism,..the polite know-nothingism and defeatism, which are already espoused with all too much avidity by persons of ‘a certain intellectual maturity’.

1982 G. Lyons in A. Montagu Sci. & Creationism (1984) 345 Creationism is no more science than is astrology or palmreading; it is William Jennings Bryan's know-nothingism in a lab coat.

2005 Los Angeles Mag. (Nexis) 1 Jan. 85 He..castigates his U.S. readers for their know-nothingism about foreign film.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	know-nothingism
释义	know-nothingismn. Brit. /ˌnəʊˈnʌθɪŋɪz(ə)m/, /ˈnəʊˌnʌθɪŋɪz(ə)m/, U.S. /ˈnoʊˌnəθɪŋˌɪz(ə)m/, /ˌnoʊˈnəθɪŋˌɪz(ə)m/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: know-nothing n., -ism suffix. Etymology: < know-nothing n. + -ism suffix. Compare earlier know-nothingness n. and slightly later know-everythingism n. Compare also earlier donothingism n. at do-nothing n. and adj. Derivatives. N.E.D. (1901) indicates only a pronunciation with primary stress on the first syllable. 1. U.S. Originally: the political doctrine of the Know-Nothings (see know-nothing n. 2); support for the Know-Nothings or their policies (now historical). Later also in extended use: (depreciatively) extreme conservatism, isolationism, or bigotry, of a kind associated with the Know-Nothings. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > politics > American politics > [noun] > other parties > principles or policies of Native Americanism1844 free-soilism1848 know-nothingism1854 1854 Boston Daily Atlas 20 May (heading) Know-Nothingism. 1854 W. G. Simms Southward Ho! 252 Know-Nothingism had not then become a fixed fact in the political atmosphere. 1885 J. J. Lalor & A. B. Mason tr. H. Von Holst Constit. & Polit. Hist. U.S. V. 112 Know-Nothingism had very ardent partisans in the southern states. 1934 H. T. Shanks Secession Movement in Virginia iii. 49 William C. Rives..thought Know-Nothingism rested on too narrow a basis to build a party. 1952 L. Mumford Roots Contemp. Amer. Archit. 30 On such foundations, the modern tradition in American architecture can never be reduced to any of the current forms of know-nothingism or isolationism. 1980 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 9 Sept. a19/4 Liberal Democrats bemoan what they see as a swing to narrowminded righteousness and know-nothingism, not only in mores and politics but in economic and social problems. 2004 O. L. Graham Unguarded Gates (2006) iv. 32 Know-Nothingism was remembered as mere xenophobia, a groundless and irrational dislike of the Other. 2. The adoption of a position of knowing or claiming to know nothing; wilful ignorance; (sometimes simply) complete ignorance. Also: agnosticism.Not always clearly distinguishable from sense 1. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > scepticism > agnosticism > [noun] nothingarianism1842 know-nothingism1856 agnosticism1870 1856 Fraser's Mag. Sept. 253/2 Who shall tax know-nothingism when it flaunts the garb of knowledge. 1871 R. H. Hutton Ess. I. 27 A sort of know-nothingism, or Agnosticism, or belief in an unknown and unknowable God. 1934 Philos. Rev. 43 535 The philosophical liberalism, the pragmatic skepticism,..the polite know-nothingism and defeatism, which are already espoused with all too much avidity by persons of ‘a certain intellectual maturity’. 1982 G. Lyons in A. Montagu Sci. & Creationism (1984) 345 Creationism is no more science than is astrology or palmreading; it is William Jennings Bryan's know-nothingism in a lab coat. 2005 Los Angeles Mag. (Nexis) 1 Jan. 85 He..castigates his U.S. readers for their know-nothingism about foreign film. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1854
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