highbrow

英 ['haɪbraʊ] 美 ['haɪbraʊ]

• adj. 文化修养高的；自诩文化修养高的
• n. 高知识分子；自以为文化修养很高的人

英英释义

Noun:

1. a person of intellectual or erudite tastes

Adjective:

1. highly cultured or educated;

   "highbrow events such as the ballet or opera"
   "a highbrowed literary critic"
   

例句

用作形容词 (adj.)

1. We had a highbrow discussion on classical music.
   我们就古典音乐来了一次高水准的讨论。
2. The guest speaker was a highbrow Professor from the local college.
   演讲嘉宾是当地大学里一位学识渊博的教授。

用作名词 (n.)

1. What appeals to me in the highbrow papers are the books and film reviews.
   针对高级知识分子的报纸中,对我颇有吸引力的是书刊评论和影评。

经典引文

• A fall in the standard of intellectual living And nothing left that the highbrow cared about.

  出自： L. MacNeice

近反义词

【近义词】

• intellectual 凭理智做事者...
• academic 学院的
• snob 势利小人
• cultured 人工培养的
• elitist 杰出人物(统治论)的...
• exclusive 排外的
• sage 圣人
• scholar 学者
• scholarly 学术性的
• serious 严肃的
• highbrowed 有教养的

【反义词】

• lowbrow 教养浅薄的