单词 | consciousness-raiser |
释义 | > as lemmasconsciousness-raiser consciousness-raiser n. originally U.S. a person engaged in, or thing involved in, consciousness-raising. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social attitudes > [noun] > activity of increasing political awareness > one who consciousness-raiser1971 1971 Commerce Jrnl. (Texas) 28 Oct. b3 (advt.) Consciousness-raiser! Jonathan Logan's pantslook with a sure sense of now identity. 1974 National Rev. (U.S.) 12 Apr. 428/2 Left-nationalist consciousness-raisers succeeded in persuading only 5 per cent of voters to worry about American economic domination. 1983 Times 14 Feb. 8/7 Lesbians, anti-enfibulators, peace protesters and consciousness-raisers. 2008 Guardian (Nexis) 12 May (Features section) 26 Meetings were often dominated by celebrity consciousness-raisers Jane Fonda and Donald Sutherland, who were touring their antiwar theatre revue..to military bases all over the country. < as lemmas |
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