| 单词 | doctrinaire |
| 释义 | doctrinaire (once / 9594 pages) nadj You've doubtless met someone doctrinaire at some point. You know them by their complete unwillingness to accept any belief other than their own. If you're familiar with the noun "doctrine" — a formal idea or system of belief — you'll have no problem with the adjective doctrinaire. It's a just a way of describing a person or group of people who are set in their ways. The Pope and his cardinals are unfailingly doctrinaire: they won't allow any ideas beyond those they've already approved. Parents can start out doctrinaire, but children soon force them to be flexible in how they bring them up. WORD FAMILYdoctrinaire: doctrinairely, doctrinaires USAGE EXAMPLESUnder the influence of doctrinaire realists, Obama concluded that the Arab world was not ready for democracy; it needed “strongmen”. The Guardian(Dec 17, 2016) “This guy is not doctrinaire or antithetical to the continued existence of his agency,” Ruch says. Science Magazine(Dec 14, 2016) Anyway, Mr Campbell’s populism overlaps with the president-elect’s more than does his opponent’s doctrinaire conservatism. Economist(Dec 01, 2016) 1n a stubborn person of arbitrary or arrogant opinions Syn|Hyper dogmatist drumbeater, partisan, zealot a fervent and even militant proponent of something 2adj stubbornly insistent on theory without regard for practicality or suitability Syn informative, instructive serving to instruct or enlighten or inform |
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