单词 | doctrinaire |
释义 | doctrinaire —doctrinairism, n. /dok"treuh nair"/, n. 1. a person who tries to apply some doctrine or theory without sufficient regard for practical considerations; an impractical theorist. adj. 2. dogmatic about others' acceptance of one's ideas; fanatical: a doctrinaire preacher. 3. merely theoretical; impractical. 4. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a doctrinaire. [1810-20; < F; see DOCTRINE, -AIRE] Syn. 2. authoritarian, uncompromising, inflexible, unyielding. Ant. 2. reasonable, flexible. |
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