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单词 doublethink
释义

doublethink

[ duhb-uhl-thingk ]
/ ˈdʌb əlˌθɪŋk /

noun

the acceptance of two contradictory ideas or beliefs at the same time.

Origin of doublethink

double + think1; coined by George Orwell in his novel 1984 (1949)

Words nearby doublethink

double take, double take, do a, double-talk, double tap, double-team, doublethink, double time, doubleton, double-tongue, double-tongued, double top
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Example sentences from the Web for doublethink

  • But 70 years after Orwell wrote those words, doublethink seems to be winning.

    Digital Doublethink: Playing Truth or Dare with Putin, Assad and ISIS|Christopher Dickey, Anna Nemtsova|November 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST

  • It was an almost schizophrenic existence, and a few bizarre remnants of this doublethink still punctuate my life here.

    How I Write: Elena Gorokhova|Noah Charney|August 2, 2012|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for doublethink

doublethink
/ (ˈdʌbəlˌθɪŋk) /

noun

deliberate, perverse, or unconscious acceptance or promulgation of conflicting facts, principles, etc
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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