单词	noble savage
释义	noble savage noun : a mythic conception of people belonging to non-European cultures as having innate natural simplicity and virtue uncorrupted by European civilization also : a person exemplifying this conception Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web Rather the novel presents Tarzan as Rousseau’s unspoiled child of nature, a literally noble savage free from the vices and corruption associated with advanced industrial society. Washington Post, 19 Aug. 2020 In this sense, he is cast as a modernizer, turning noble savages into solid citizens. James Marcus, The New Yorker, 1 June 2020 Whereas the book’s white characters are nuanced, Indian characters are reduced to dangerous adversaries or noble savages. Elena Nicolaou, refinery29.com, 24 Aug. 2019 That’s the only yeti to be found in the script, except obliquely, perhaps, in its endorsement of Rousseau’s concept of the noble savage. Margaret Gray, latimes.com, 7 June 2019 That’s the only yeti to be found in the script, except obliquely, perhaps, in its endorsement of Rousseau’s concept of the noble savage. Margaret Gray, latimes.com, 7 June 2019 Word History First Known Use 1670, in the meaning defined above noble savage noun as in barbarian Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance barbarian primitive savage heathen Neanderthal
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