单词 | passéist |
释义 | passéistadj.n. A. adj. Having an excessive regard for the traditions and values of the past; backward-looking. Chiefly in contrast to futurist. ΘΚΠ the world > time > change > absence of change, changelessness > maintaining state or condition > [adjective] > opposed to change Tory1651 unprogressive1722 conservative1802 old-line1803 improgressive1809 old school1816 conservatory1822 conservatist1835 unmarching1837 mossbacked1876 mossy1904 passéist1914 pastist1921 Luddite1957 1914 Observer 7 June 7/4 The Post-Rossettis with long hair under the sombrero, and other passéist filth. 1914 W. Lewis Let. 14 June (1963) 62 There are certain artists in England who do not belong to the Royal Academy nor to any of the passéist groups, and who do not on that account agree with the futurism of Sig. Marinetti. 1953 W. Lewis Let. 23 Nov. (1963) 552 In editing Blast I regarded the contributions of Ezra as compromisingly passéiste. 1968 Listener 29 Feb. 259/1 The old conflict between passéiste faculty and antipasséiste students is over. 1993 Sci.-fiction Stud. 3 384 A sharp rise in Québécois nationalism—more assertive, stripped of its passéist and religious dimension. B. n. A person, esp. a writer or artist, with excessive regard for the traditions and values of the past; a backward-looking person. Chiefly opposed to futurist. ΘΚΠ the world > time > change > absence of change, changelessness > maintaining state or condition > [noun] > opponent of change Tory1712 old school1749 conservatist1831 conservative1832 fossil1844 mossback1873 stand-patter1902 old school tie1920 passéist1921 pastist1921 auntie1953 old schooler1964 Luddite1970 1921 Times 26 Jan. 8/1 I am what Signor Marinetti would himself call a Passéiste, a mere Pastist. 1927 R. Fry Let. 4 Aug. (1972) II. 603 I've never been a Passéist—I was a Futurist but I have gradually trained myself to be a Presentist. 1962 Times 12 Apr. 18/5 Delacroix was far more of a passéiste than the author suggests. 1985–6 Sight & Sound Winter 68/1 Such a seemingly incorrigible passéiste would hardly have commanded a second's attention. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1914 |
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