单词 | doctrinaire |
释义 | doctrinaire[ dok-truh-nair ] / ˈdɒk trəˈnɛər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR doctrinaire ON THESAURUS.COM nouna person who tries to apply some doctrine or theory without sufficient regard for practical considerations; an impractical theorist. adjectivedogmatic about others' acceptance of one's ideas; fanatical: a doctrinaire preacher. merely theoretical; impractical. of, relating to, or characteristic of a doctrinaire. Origin of doctrinaireFrom French, dating back to 1810–20; see origin at doctrine, -aire SYNONYMS FOR doctrinaire2 authoritarian, uncompromising, inflexible, unyielding. SEE SYNONYMS FOR doctrinaire ON THESAURUS.COM ANTONYMS FOR doctrinaire2 reasonable, flexible. SEE ANTONYMS FOR doctrinaire ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM doctrinairedoc·tri·nair·ism, nounnon·doc·tri·naire, adjectiveo·ver·doc·tri·naire, adjectiveun·doc·tri·naire, adjectiveWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH doctrinairedoctrinal, doctrinaireWords nearby doctrinaireDoctor of the Church, Doctorow, Doctor's Commons, doctor's degree, doctorspeak, doctrinaire, doctrinal, doctrine, doctrine of descent, docudrama, document Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for doctrinaireBritish Dictionary definitions for doctrinairedoctrinaire / (ˌdɒktrɪˈnɛə) / adjectivestubbornly insistent on the observation of the niceties of a theory, esp without regard to practicality, suitability, etc theoretical; impractical nouna person who stubbornly attempts to apply a theory without regard to practical difficulties Derived forms of doctrinairedoctrinairism or doctrinarism, noundoctrinarian, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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