obscurant

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ɒbˈskjʊəɹənt/    美 /ɑbˈskjəɹənt/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. One who acts to confound or obfuscate; an obscurantist.
  2. A person who seeks to prevent or hinder enquiry and the advancement of knowledge or wisdom; an agent of endarkenment.
  3. An opposer of lucidity and transparency in the political and intellectual spheres.
形容词 adj.
  1. Acting or tending to confound, obfuscate, or obscure.
  2. Typical of or pertaining to obscurants; obscurantic; obscurantistic.

词形变化

more obscurant comparative most obscurant superlative obscurants plural

词汇关系

相关词
obscurancy obscurantic obscurantism obscurantist obscurate obscuration obscurative obscure obscurement obscureness obscurify obscurism obscurist obscurity obscurous obscurum per obscurius

词源

词源 1
Entering English circa 1793–1799: From German Obskurant and French obscurant, from classical Latin obscūrant-, stem of obscūrāns, present participle of obscūrāre (“to obscure”), from obscūrus (“dark”).
词源 2
Entering English circa 1793–1799: From German Obskurant and French obscurant, from classical Latin obscūrant-, stem of obscūrāns, present participle of obscūrāre (“to obscure”), from obscūrus (“dark”).
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