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middlebrow

1911年(形容词)“具有平均或适度的文化兴趣; ”1912年(名词)“具有平均或适度文化兴趣的人”,来自 middle(形容词)+ brow(比较 highbrow, lowbrow)。

[T]here is an alarmingly wide chasm, I might almost say a vacuum, between the high-brow, who considers reading either as a trade or as a form of intellectual wrestling, and the low-brow, who is merely seeking for gross thrills. It is to be hoped that culture will soon be democratized through some less conventional system of education, giving rise to a new type that might be called the middle-brow, who will consider books as a source of intellectual enjoyment. ["The Nation," Jan, 25, 1912]
“高眉毛”认为阅读是一种贸易或智力搏斗形式,而“低眉毛”仅寻求粗俗的刺激,两者之间存在着惊人的巨大鸿沟,我几乎可以说是真空。希望通过一些非传统的教育体系,文化很快就会实现民主化,产生一种新型人才,可以称之为“中眉毛”,他们将把书籍视为一种智力享受的来源。【《国家》杂志,1912年1月25日】
最早记录年份: 1911

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