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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.
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