Europocentricadj.

Brit.

/ˌjʊərəpə(ʊ)ˈsɛntrɪk/,

/ˌjɔːrəpə(ʊ)ˈsɛntrɪk/, U.S.

/ˌjərəpoʊˈsɛntrɪk/,

/ˌjərəpəˈsɛntrɪk/,

/ˌjʊrəpoʊˈsɛntrɪk/,

/ˌjʊrəpəˈsɛntrɪk/

Forms: also occasionally with lower-case initial.

Origin: From a proper name, combined with English elements. Etymons: proper name Europe , -o- connective, -centric comb. form.

Etymology: < the name of Europe (see Europe n.) + -o- connective + -centric comb. form. Compare French européo-centrique (1919). Compare later Eurocentric adj. and Europocentrism n.

= Eurocentric adj.

ΚΠ

1918 F. J. Teggart Processes of Hist. i. 24 The concept of ‘progress’ is arrived at by the maintenance of a Europocentric tradition and the elimination from consideration of the activities of all peoples whose civilization does not at once appear as contributory to our own.

1958 B. Magee Go west, Young Man 251 Young men..have a real need to get outside Europe, to stop thinking in a Europocentric way, to learn at first hand about the Great Powers who now make the running in the world.

1980 Dædalus Spring 80 If one were to brand an age as inward-turning and Europocentric, the Reformation and the Enlightenment are possibly better candidates than the Middle Ages.

2000 R. S. Mosha Heartbeat of Indigenous Afr. v. 173 This sounds like an extreme case, yet it gives us an idea of how Europocentric education can destroy the African's identity.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	europocentric
释义	Europocentricadj. Brit. /ˌjʊərəpə(ʊ)ˈsɛntrɪk/, /ˌjɔːrəpə(ʊ)ˈsɛntrɪk/, U.S. /ˌjərəpoʊˈsɛntrɪk/, /ˌjərəpəˈsɛntrɪk/, /ˌjʊrəpoʊˈsɛntrɪk/, /ˌjʊrəpəˈsɛntrɪk/ Forms: also occasionally with lower-case initial. Origin: From a proper name, combined with English elements. Etymons: proper name Europe , -o- connective, -centric comb. form. Etymology: < the name of Europe (see Europe n.) + -o- connective + -centric comb. form. Compare French européo-centrique (1919). Compare later Eurocentric adj. and Europocentrism n. = Eurocentric adj. ΚΠ 1918 F. J. Teggart Processes of Hist. i. 24 The concept of ‘progress’ is arrived at by the maintenance of a Europocentric tradition and the elimination from consideration of the activities of all peoples whose civilization does not at once appear as contributory to our own. 1958 B. Magee Go west, Young Man 251 Young men..have a real need to get outside Europe, to stop thinking in a Europocentric way, to learn at first hand about the Great Powers who now make the running in the world. 1980 Dædalus Spring 80 If one were to brand an age as inward-turning and Europocentric, the Reformation and the Enlightenment are possibly better candidates than the Middle Ages. 2000 R. S. Mosha Heartbeat of Indigenous Afr. v. 173 This sounds like an extreme case, yet it gives us an idea of how Europocentric education can destroy the African's identity. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1918
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