| 单词 | midcult |
| 释义 | > as lemmasmidcult midcult n. and adj. (also with capital initial) chiefly U.S. (a) n. middlebrow culture; (b) adj. of or characteristic of middlebrow culture. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > customs, values, and civilization > a civilization or culture > [noun] > cultures by class popular culture1854 proletkult1919 pop culture1959 midcult1960 white bread1996 1960 D. Macdonald in Partisan Rev. 27 203 (title) Masscult and midcult. 1960 D. Macdonald in Partisan Rev. 27 203 Part Two will deal with middlebrow culture (Midcult). 1960 D. Macdonald in Partisan Rev. 27 592 This intermediate form—let us call it Midcult—has the essential qualities of Masscult—the formula, the built-in reaction, the lack of any standard except popularity—but it decently covers them with a cultural fig-leaf... Midcult has it both ways: it pretends to respect the standards of High Culture while in fact it waters them down and vulgarizes them. 1966 Listener 27 Jan. 142/2 Even Wilson he feels (though he admires him), has had to sacrifice to ‘Midcult’ values. 1989 G. Wolff Best Amer. Essays p. xvi A solemn band of initiates guarded the True Faith's gates against a vulgar gang of middlebrow, midcult vandals. 1995 D. Marc Bonfire of Humanities 105 Has television drama matured to the point that we may now speak of ‘highcult’, ‘midcult’, and ‘masscult’ programs? < as lemmas |
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