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单词 intelligentsia
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Definition of intelligentsia in English:

intelligentsia

noun ɪnˌtɛlɪˈdʒɛntsɪəɪnˌtɛləˈdʒɛn(t)siə
usually the intelligentsia
  • treated as singular or plural Intellectuals or highly educated people as a group, especially when regarded as possessing culture and political influence.

    a distrust of the intelligentsia and of theoretical learning
    the belief that the liberal intelligentsia is ruining the country
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The uprising of the intelligentsia has burst its banks.
    • That's why it has been praised by the French intelligentsia, who fear a no vote in the referendum.
    • Even the most liberal of the Russian intelligentsia speak of the distortion their minds still feel.
    • A considerable portion of the intelligentsia has swung to the right.
    • Only political leaders and the intelligentsia in the Arab countries were interviewed.
    • At the end of the war, the intelligentsia was greatly reduced in numbers.
    • What they got instead was the massacre of innocent people and the intelligentsia.
    • The national movement parties were born from the dissident circles of Soviet intelligentsia.
    • As it is known, dissidents started all this, then writers and creative intelligentsia joined us.
    • This has alienated the intelligentsia, which is the government's natural ally in the battle against radicalism.
    • It also held great sway in the French and European intelligentsia.
    • But those who have seen the film, from the intelligentsia, liked it very much.
    • The French intelligentsia was tested and largely found wanting.
    • A disproportionately high number of signatories belonged to the intelligentsia or the officer corps.
    • So widespread are such sentiments amongst the liberal intelligentsia that it is surprising that there have not yet been mass conversions.
    • That might be considered the view of the educated intelligentsia.
    • If it is done in a sophisticated enough manner, the intelligentsia will buy into it, and the people will follow.
    • This had a powerful influence on the Russian intelligentsia and society in general of that time.
    • They were followed by the intelligentsia and cultural élites.
    • But it's not just the liberal intelligentsia whose understanding of military strategy has been found wanting.
    Synonyms
    intellectuals, intelligent people, academics, scholars, learned people, literati, culturati, men and women of letters, cognoscenti, illuminati, highbrows, bluestockings, thinkers, brains
    the intelligent
    informal eggheads
    British informal boffins

Origin

Early 20th century: from Russian intelligentsiya, from Polish inteligencja, from Latin intelligentia (see intelligence).

 
 

Definition of intelligentsia in US English:

intelligentsia

nouninˌteləˈjen(t)sēəɪnˌtɛləˈdʒɛn(t)siə
usually the intelligentsia
  • treated as singular or plural Intellectuals or highly educated people as a group, especially when regarded as possessing culture and political influence.

    a distrust of the intelligentsia and of theoretical learning
    the belief that the liberal intelligentsia is ruining the country
    Example sentencesExamples
    • That's why it has been praised by the French intelligentsia, who fear a no vote in the referendum.
    • The French intelligentsia was tested and largely found wanting.
    • Even the most liberal of the Russian intelligentsia speak of the distortion their minds still feel.
    • They were followed by the intelligentsia and cultural élites.
    • But it's not just the liberal intelligentsia whose understanding of military strategy has been found wanting.
    • At the end of the war, the intelligentsia was greatly reduced in numbers.
    • It also held great sway in the French and European intelligentsia.
    • As it is known, dissidents started all this, then writers and creative intelligentsia joined us.
    • A disproportionately high number of signatories belonged to the intelligentsia or the officer corps.
    • A considerable portion of the intelligentsia has swung to the right.
    • If it is done in a sophisticated enough manner, the intelligentsia will buy into it, and the people will follow.
    • This has alienated the intelligentsia, which is the government's natural ally in the battle against radicalism.
    • What they got instead was the massacre of innocent people and the intelligentsia.
    • So widespread are such sentiments amongst the liberal intelligentsia that it is surprising that there have not yet been mass conversions.
    • That might be considered the view of the educated intelligentsia.
    • But those who have seen the film, from the intelligentsia, liked it very much.
    • This had a powerful influence on the Russian intelligentsia and society in general of that time.
    • The uprising of the intelligentsia has burst its banks.
    • Only political leaders and the intelligentsia in the Arab countries were interviewed.
    • The national movement parties were born from the dissident circles of Soviet intelligentsia.
    Synonyms
    intellectuals, intelligent people, academics, scholars, learned people, literati, culturati, men and women of letters, cognoscenti, illuminati, highbrows, bluestockings, thinkers, brains

Origin

Early 20th century: from Russian intelligentsiya, from Polish inteligencja, from Latin intelligentia (see intelligence).

 
 
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