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单词 ignorati
释义

ignoratin.

Brit. /ˌɪɡnəˈrɑːtiː/, U.S. /ˌɪɡnəˈrɑdi/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: ignore v., illuminati n., literati n.
Etymology: < ignore v. + -ati (in illuminati n., literati n.); compare -ate suffix1.Compare classical Latin ignōrātus (plural ignōrātī ) unknown, past participle of ignōrāre ignore v.
Chiefly humorous or depreciative.
With plural agreement (usually with the): uneducated, unsophisticated, or ill-informed people considered collectively or as a class.In quot. 1817 used to refer to a fictitious sect or society, without a clear indication of what characterizes its members.
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1817 Sydney Gaz. 11 Jan. He had just left a body of occult philosophers, distinguished by the titles of opaquati, illuminati, ignorati, literati, obscurati, and glitterati, in solemn debate on the subject.
1860 Charleston (Mississippi County, Missouri) Courier 5 Oct. It has been a remark among..the ignorati, that when a steam boiler bursts—or a boat blows up—that you will hear of another doing the same thing in a short time.
1898 Clark County (Marshall, Illinois) 1 Sept. Poor, deceived, credulous ignorati may yearn to gaze upon his fixed smile and listen to his stereotyped speeches.
1923 Arts Aug. 120/2 Your architect friend said a red hot vital mouthful about the ignorance of painters about architecture. He might well have included art critics and art publishers among the ignorati.
2001 Birmingham Post (Nexis) 31 July 11 Columnists..will witter on about the fine line between naivety and stupidity, the birth of the new ignorati and the vogue of vacuity.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2022).
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