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单词 iconoclastic
释义
iconoclastic
adjective
uk
/aɪˌkɒn.əˈklæs.tɪk/us
/aɪˌkɑː.nəˈklæs.tɪk/
stronglyopposinggenerallyacceptedbeliefsandtraditions:
反传统信仰的；反传统的
Hisplayswerefairlyiconoclastic intheirday.他的戏剧在当时具有相当的反传统意味。
iconoclasticviews反传统的观点
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iconoclasm
(Definition oficonoclasticfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoficonoclastic

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This third volume sees language origins research becoming more eclectic and in many ways moreiconoclastic.
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The author has produced a sophisticated assessment which is sympathetic but not sycophantic, critical on occasion but noticonoclastic.
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In other words: competition is either an ineffective means to a valuable end or an effective means to a worthless end -iconoclasticindeed.
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Perhaps chief among them is the relative dearth of contemporary sources reflecting the vibrant andiconoclasticculture of the hip-hop generation.
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The performance thus assumes a satirical andiconoclastictenor.
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This optimism, when coupled with intelligence, lack of respect for established forms, andiconoclasticenergy, may be the source of a lifetime's achievement.
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They soon discover that they are not living their life; their speciality is living them, and the result is aniconoclasticinsanity.
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The book is indeed comprehensive, but it is hardlyiconoclastic, and is certainly much better read in parts than as a whole.
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Naturally, his somewhaticonoclasticstance has not always received universal commendation but it has sparked off a lively and healthy international debate.
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Or was this simply the prurient and irreverent indulgence of a young,iconoclasticcomposer?
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We do not know the frequency of suchiconoclasticacts, nor the typicality of known examples in terms of their targets and the repertoire of actions they employed.
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Henderson'siconoclasticvision was far ahead of its time.
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The radical pragmatist knows that we must continue to beiconoclasticabout structures - cultural or social, discursive or institutional - so that we may be respectful of people.
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One had to beiconoclastic.
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Satirizing the colonial power was thus part of a largericonoclasticand subversive undertaking to bring a threatening political force down to earth, and where possible to insignificance.
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