English Dictionary

public intellectual

名詞

慣用表現

(idiomatic) A well-known, intelligent, learned person whose written works and other social and cultural contributions are recognized not only by academic audiences and readers, but also by many members of society in general.

日本語の意味

社会全体に広く知られる知的・博学な人物。著作やその他の社会・文化的貢献が、学術界や読者層だけでなく、広い一般社会の人々にも評価される人物

As a public intellectual, she used her essays and lectures to translate complex theories into ideas ordinary citizens could use in civic debates.

社会に広く知られた知識人として、彼女は論文や講演を通じて複雑な理論を市民が公共の議論で活用できる分かりやすい考えに整理した。

意味（1）

(idiomatic) A well-known, intelligent, learned person whose written works and other social and cultural contributions are recognized not only by academic audiences and readers, but also by many members of society in general.

I have always taken the role of public intellectual very, very seriously, said Mark Crispin Miller, 51, a professor of media ecology at New York University. A public intellectual is someone who engages in intellectual pursuits, airs intellectual concerns in a way the broad, literate public can understand. The tradition thrives in Europe, but the American public does not have the same expectation of its intellectuals.

public intellectuals （ plural ）