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单词 verkrampte
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Definition of verkrampte in English:

verkrampte

(also verkramp)
adjectivefɛːˈkramptə
South African
  • Conservative or reactionary, especially as regards apartheid.

    (政治、社会事务上)保守的,反动的(尤与种族隔离有关)

    the gravest error he could make would be to halt his reform plans to win back verkrampte voters
    Example sentencesExamples
    • In the South African context of political reconciliation, the verkrampte protestation by Jubilee 2000 is just a smoke screen devoid of meaning.
    • Most people, from verkrampte Dutch to conservative Muslims, are sorry van Gogh got killed and don't want this to continue.
nounfɛːˈkramptə
South African
  • A person holding bigoted and reactionary views.

    顽固分子,反动分子

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The founding of the party was preceded by a bitter power struggle between the verkramptes and the verligtes in the Afrikaner community.
    • He was a verkrampte but there were times when he shed tears at the facts - and the faces - we brought to his attention.
    • Social change and political challenges divided Afrikaner verligtes (the enlightened) from verkramptes (cramped conservatives).

Derivatives

  • verkramptheid

  • noun
    South African

Origin

Afrikaans, literally 'narrow, cramped'.

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