| 单词 | Manichean |
| 释义 | Manichean (once / 29549 pages) adjn To be Manichean is to follow the philosophy of Manichaeism, which is an old religion that breaks everything down into good or evil. It also means “duality,” so if your thinking is Manichean, you see things in black and white. Manichean comes from the word Mani, which is the name of an apostle who lived in Mesopotamia in the 240’s, who taught a universal religion based on what we now call dualism. If you believe in the Manichean idea of dualism, you tend to look at things as having two sides that are opposed. To Manicheans, life can be divided neatly between good or evil, light or dark, or love and hate. When you see Manichean, think “two.” WORD FAMILYManichean: Manicheanly, Manicheans USAGE EXAMPLESLuckily, the candidate is there to promise—in exaggerated, Manichean terms—an end to her ambivalence and uncertainty. Slate(Nov 02, 2016) In fact, from the 1990s onward, the Disney team began to defect from the idea of a Manichean universe. Washington Post(Sep 29, 2016) This Manichean quality was at work in some of the incidents from Hillary’s history that most disgust progressives. Slate(Aug 25, 2016) 1adj of or relating to Manichaeism Syn Manichaean, Manichee 2n an adherent of Manichaeism Syn|Hyper Manichaean, Manichee adherent, disciple someone who believes and helps to spread the doctrine of another |
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