pseudo-intellectualとは 意味・読み方・使い方

形容詞

pseudo-intellectual (comparative more pseudo-intellectual, superlative most pseudo-intellectual)

1. Alternative spelling of pseudointellectual.

参照

• Pseudo-intellectual | Define Pseudo-intellectual at Dictionary.com

語源

pseudo- (“false, fake”) +‎ intellectual

名詞

pseudointellectual (複数形 pseudointellectuals)

1. A person who claims proficiency in scholarly or artistic activities while lacking in-depth knowledge or critical understanding.
2. A person who pretends to be of greater intelligence than he or she in fact is.
   • 2002 September 3, Cyber Cypher, “The sign of pseudo-intellectual”, in alt.usage.english, Usenet‎^[1], message-ID <Xns927E5A0D9A8C1ccdenews@130.133.1.4>:

     The telltale sign of a pseudo intellectual is the superficial sprinkling and misuse of terms like "paradigm shift" and name dropping

使用する際の注意点

Usage is fraught, and pseudointellectual may be used as a general term of abuse for intellectuals one dislikes or disagrees with. Nevertheless, in more careful use a rather clear distinction is drawn:^[1] a pseudointellectual is someone dishonestly or insincerely using the language, style, or topics of an intellectual, but who lacks the goals, morals, or ability of a “genuine” intellectual. It is someone who acts pretentiously and wishes to win an argument or impress, rather than modestly trying to find the truth – a focus on surface and rhetoric over content. These often involve a superficial understanding of a subject and condescension to the audience, as well as possible self-delusion (not being consciously dishonest, but rather sincerely thinking oneself to be behaving as a genuine intellectual despite one's incompetence).

同意語

• pseud
• pseudo

参考

• 参考 Thesaurus:deceiver
• charlatan
• fraud
• sophist

形容詞

pseudointellectual (comparative more pseudointellectual, superlative most pseudointellectual)

1. Pretentiously or insincerely intellectual.

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