| 词汇 | relativist |
| 释义 | relativist noun[ C ] uk /ˈrel.ə.tɪ.vɪst/ us /ˈrel.ə.tɪ.vɪst/ social science specialized someone who believes that truth and right and wrong can only be judged in relation to other things and that nothing can be true or right in all situations: 相对主义者，持相对论者 He confesses to being a moral relativist.他承认自己是个道德相对主义者。 I do not think one can be a complete relativist in art.我认为一个人在艺术上不可能是一个完全的相对主义者。 See relativism Relativists hold that religious texts written centuries ago must be interpreted within the cultural and historical context of their times. They conduct their affairs as practical relativists. She was a relativist who believed truth was dispensable. Comparing and contrasting analogy antithesis apple as againstidiom balance something against something comparative contradistinction contrast contrastive contrastively cross-reference measure mutatis mutandis next nonrelative perspective relative shame stack stack up relativist adjective uk /ˈrel.ə.tɪ.vɪst/ us /ˈrel.ə.tɪ.vɪst/ social science specialized based on the belief that truth and right and wrong can only be judged in relation to other things and that nothing can be true or right in all situations: 相对主义的，相对论的 Postmodernism supports a relativist concept of truth.后现代主义支持相对主义的真理观。 We evaluate behaviour from a relativist perspective.我们从相对主义的角度来评估行为。 See relativism But we have not done well, even by that relativist standard. The adoption of a relativist position may lead to contradictions. These three arguments have a relativist tendency, in the sense that they question our capacity to achieve total and final truth. Comparing and contrasting analogy antithesis apple as againstidiom balance something against something comparative contradistinction contrast contrastive contrastively cross-reference measure mutatis mutandis next nonrelative perspective relative shame stack stack up Examples of relativistrelativist Anxiety about the relativist abyss in which 'all pasts are equal' has thwarted efforts to evaluate alternatives to 'objective science'. From a leftist point of view, these are matters of right and wrong, and are not about relativist concerns. The purported mistake of the relativist is taking his theory about ethics to imply a stance within ethics. The identical practical problem faces relativist and objectivist alike. This would help constitute a humane, reasonably relativist (but still reasoning) mode of new historicism. For the moral relativist can believe that even though there are many "moralities," each one is static. Although relativist positions are getting more attention, he believes that it is crucial that research continue on universal features of language. Both the terms relativist and constructionist seem dogged by similar problems. I would not, however, want to call myself a relativist. The problem with the relativist path just outlined is that, in the guise of promoting mutual respect, it renders real respect impossible. The term 'relativist' is too oppositional, inviting, as it does, an exclusive emphasis on meaning as relational. Note that this definition accommodates both a relativist and absolutist position. It is precisely in the practices of globalisation that a wider acceptance of a relativist position is emerging. An honest radical relativist has no reason to dwell on such issues as language acquisition and language deficits. The anti-post-processualists often oppose the alleged relativist methodology of 'anything goes'. See all examples of relativist These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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