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单词 know-nothingism
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
know-noth•ing  (nōnuth′ing),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. an ignorant or totally uninformed person;
    ignoramus.
  2. an agnostic.
  3. American History(caps.) [U.S. Hist.]a member of a political party (American party or Know-Noth′ing par′ty) prominent from 1853 to 1856, whose aim was to keep control of the government in the hands of native-born citizens: so called because members originally professed ignorance of the party's activities.
  4. American Historya person whose anti-intellectualism, xenophobia, and other political attitudes recall the Know-Nothings.

adj. 
  1. grossly ignorant;
    totally uninformed.
  2. agnostic.
  3. American History(caps.) of or pertaining to the Know-Nothings.
  4. American Historyof or pertaining to a political know-nothing.
  • 1815–25
know-noth′ing•ism, n. 

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