highbrow

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A cultured or learned person or thing. derogatory,sometimes
形容词 adj.
  1. Intellectually stimulating, highly cultured, sophisticated. derogatory,sometimes
    — highbrow entertainment

词形变化

highbrows plural

词源

词源 1
A compound of the words high + brow, first recorded usage in 1875. Referring to the (by that time discredited) science of phrenology, which suggested that a person of intelligence and sophistication would possess a higher brow-line than someone of lesser intelligence and sophistication.
词源 2
A compound of the words high + brow, first recorded usage in 1875. Referring to the (by that time discredited) science of phrenology, which suggested that a person of intelligence and sophistication would possess a higher brow-line than someone of lesser intelligence and sophistication.
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