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单词 unrealism
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unrealismn.

Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈrɪəlɪz(ə)m/, U.S. /ˌənˈriəˌlɪz(ə)m/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix1, realism n.
Etymology: < un- prefix1 + realism n.
1. Inability or disinclination to accept the reality of a situation; lack of realism.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > lack of truth, falsity > [noun] > lack of realism
unrealism1857
1857 Chambers's Jrnl. 24 Jan. 50/2 The superficial pictures of the little newspaper editor, the hard demonstrative nature of the mathematician, the dreamy unrealism of the poet [etc.].
1976 Times 23 Aug. 11/3 The history of the Rhodesian rebellion suggests at every turn a high degree of recklessness of consequences, of unreason and unrealism in assessing events.
2013 Guardian (Nexis) 17 Aug. (Review pages) 17 Those so designated [as Luddites] are held to be parading their doomed unrealism by refusing to adapt to technological change.
2. Esp. with reference to art, film, literature, etc.: departure from what is real or true to life.
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1865 Eclectic Mag. Aug. 207/1 The [art] works of the mediæval masters, whatever may be said of their conventionalism or their unrealism, cannot be unworthy of a patient study.
1877 Musical Times & Singing Class Circular 18 57/2 A rage for dramatic realism becomes dangerous when it leads to a notion that unrealism is an offence..especially as regards opera.
1951 Compar. Lit. 3 247 The plots, with elaborate intrigues and melodramatic devices..mark an extreme of unrealism. The artificiality of Gutzkow's style is notorious.
2013 Church Times 15 Feb. 27/5 Is the plot's unrealism a slow-burn device whose denouement will make me seem unperceptive?
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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