| 单词 | book burning |
| 释义 | > as lemmasbook burning book burning n. the destruction, esp. by burning, of books or other publications regarded as harmful or subversive; an instance of this. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > creation > destruction > damage > [noun] > vandalism or iconoclasm spulyiationa1688 book burninga1722 spoliation1752 iconoclasm1797 vandalism1798 biblioclasm1864 skoob1963 trashing1970 vandalizing1979 a1722 J. Toland Coll. Several Pieces (1726) I. 58 This Book-burning and Letter-murdring humor, tho far from being commanded by Christ, has prevail'd in Christianity from the beginning. 1892 J. A. Farrer Books Condemned 170 The custom of book-burning, never formally abolished, died out at last from a gradual decline of public belief in its efficacy. 1954 Ann. Reg. 1953 169 The destruction of many of these [Communist] books provoked a general outcry against ‘book-burning’. 2009 Time Out N.Y. 1 Jan. 70/2 Despite its rather highbrow pedigree, Good's journey along its predetermined path from book burnings to concentration camps reeks of middlebrow button-pushing. < as lemmas |
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