元となった辞書の項目
cultural pessimism
名詞
不可算名詞
An
attitude
that
sees
sociocultural
changes
(in
general
or
in
the
present
situation)
as
predominantly
tending
towards
a
less
moral,
less
constructive,
or
generally
worse
state
of
affairs;
particularly,
the
idea
that
at
some
point
civilisations
and
cultures
reach
a
peak
after
which
they
must
inevitably
decline.
日本語の意味
文化的悲観主義:社会・文化の変化が全般的に、または現状において、道徳性や建設的な側面が低下し、状況が悪化していくと考える態度。また、ある時点で文明や文化がピークに達し、その後必然的に衰退していくという考え方。
意味(1)
An
attitude
that
sees
sociocultural
changes
(in
general
or
in
the
present
situation)
as
predominantly
tending
towards
a
less
moral,
less
constructive,
or
generally
worse
state
of
affairs;
particularly,
the
idea
that
at
some
point
civilisations
and
cultures
reach
a
peak
after
which
they
must
inevitably
decline.