单词	declinist
释义	declinist /dɪˈklʌɪnɪst / noun A person who believes that a particular country, society, or institution is in a state of significant and possibly irreversible decline: the contents of his new book might induce declinists to reconsider their narrative of doom... The declinists of the late 1980s took aim at the spirit of national self-confidence. Though the pessimism of the declinists was exaggerated they had pointed to real trends. I disagree with declinists who simplistically portray our age. adjective Characterized by or holding the belief that a country, society, or institution is in decline: the declinist point of view declinist authors... Despite dozens of cycles of declinist foreboding, the country has resolutely refused to decay. The declinist debate does not shed much light on Japan's role internationally. It is these declinist narratives that are responsible for stirring up skepticism.
随便看	spiracle spiracular spiraea spiral spiral-bound spiral galaxy spiralise spiraliser spirality spiralize spiralizer spirally spirant spirantise spirantization spirantize spire spirea spired spirem spireme spire shell spirillum spirit spirited

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