presentismn.

Brit.

/ˈprɛzntɪz(ə)m/, U.S.

/ˈprɛznˌ(t)ɪz(ə)m/

Forms: also with capital initial.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: present adj., -ism suffix.

Etymology: < present adj. + -ism suffix. Compare earlier presentist adj. and later presentist n. Compare also earlier futurism n.

A bias towards the present or present-day attitudes, esp. in the interpretation of history.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > relative time > the present (time) > [noun] > modernity

modernity1635

modernness1653

modernism1772

actualité1839

up-to-dateness1891

up-to-datism1893

topicality1904

presentism1916

up-to-the-minuteness1940

1916 Amer. Jrnl. Sociol. 21 531 Equal respect..for conservatism, presentism, and futurism.

1956 N.Y. Times Bk. Rev. 8 Jan. 22/3 I think Mr. Nevins' review underscores the danger of ‘presentism’; I suggest historians would strengthen their position by applying the chief test of their profession—perspective and caution in contemporary analyses.

1977 Times Lit. Suppl. 27 May 655/1 The author wants to explain how the world got to be the way it is at the start of the last quarter of the twentieth century. ‘Presentism’ accordingly governs the way he distributes attention.

1994 Compass (Toronto) Mar.–Apr. 19/1 Some critics of the films have accused us of what is called presentism—judging the leaders and policies of the Second World War by today's different standards.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	presentism
释义	presentismn. Brit. /ˈprɛzntɪz(ə)m/, U.S. /ˈprɛznˌ(t)ɪz(ə)m/ Forms: also with capital initial. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: present adj., -ism suffix. Etymology: < present adj. + -ism suffix. Compare earlier presentist adj. and later presentist n. Compare also earlier futurism n. A bias towards the present or present-day attitudes, esp. in the interpretation of history. ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > the present (time) > [noun] > modernity modernity1635 modernness1653 modernism1772 actualité1839 up-to-dateness1891 up-to-datism1893 topicality1904 presentism1916 up-to-the-minuteness1940 1916 Amer. Jrnl. Sociol. 21 531 Equal respect..for conservatism, presentism, and futurism. 1956 N.Y. Times Bk. Rev. 8 Jan. 22/3 I think Mr. Nevins' review underscores the danger of ‘presentism’; I suggest historians would strengthen their position by applying the chief test of their profession—perspective and caution in contemporary analyses. 1977 Times Lit. Suppl. 27 May 655/1 The author wants to explain how the world got to be the way it is at the start of the last quarter of the twentieth century. ‘Presentism’ accordingly governs the way he distributes attention. 1994 Compass (Toronto) Mar.–Apr. 19/1 Some critics of the films have accused us of what is called presentism—judging the leaders and policies of the Second World War by today's different standards. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1916
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