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词汇 ultracrepidarian
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Definition of ultracrepidarian in US English:

ultracrepidarian

adjectiveˌəltrəkrɛpəˈdɛriənˌəltrəkrepəˈderēənˌəltrəkrɛpəˈdɛriən
  • Expressing opinions on matters outside the scope of one's knowledge or expertise.

    “Dad, how do we know the universe is expanding?” inquires your six-year-old. Try answering that without resorting to an ultracrepidarian trick here or there
    Example sentencesExamples
    • What other member could conceivably have described detractors of pork-barrel spending as "ultracrepidarian critics," as he did in 1993?
    • He's an ultracrepidarian person, an ignorant presumptuous critic.
    • Even the more trustworthy doctor strays into ultracrepidarian territory rather frequently.
    • I see what you're saying, and it's ultracrepidarian.
    • The authors could be accused of displaying ultracrepidarian tendencies themselves, after eschewing the strictly economic analyses of their earlier bestsellers.
nounˌəltrəkrɛpəˈdɛriənˌəltrəkrepəˈderēənˌəltrəkrɛpəˈdɛriən
  • A person who expresses opinions on matters outside the scope of their knowledge or expertise.

    most patients are ultracrepidarians when it comes to medicine
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The lingering feeling that I was being preached at by this ultracrepidarian will not fade so quickly.
    • He found Mark to be like a majority of fans—ultracrepidarians who didn't know jack about baseball, but talked as if they did.
    • The place was full of characters—mostly ultracrepidarians on the other side of the glass, smelling like a dead goat.
    • Advice from survival ultracrepidarians should be avoided.
    • After re-reading this post, I realized that I may have come across as bashing ultracrepidarians.

Origin

Early 19th century: from Latin ultra 'beyond' and crepida 'shoe, sandal', with allusion to the remark ne supra crepidam sutor iudicaret 'the cobbler should not judge beyond his shoe', attributed to the painter Apelles of Kos in response to criticism from a shoemaker in Pliny the Elder's Natural History (ad 77).

Definition of ultracrepidarian in US English:

ultracrepidarian

adjectiveˌəltrəkrɛpəˈdɛriənˌəltrəkrepəˈderēən
  • Expressing opinions on matters outside the scope of one's knowledge or expertise.

    “Dad, how do we know the universe is expanding?” inquires your six-year-old. Try answering that without resorting to an ultracrepidarian trick here or there
    Example sentencesExamples
    • What other member could conceivably have described detractors of pork-barrel spending as "ultracrepidarian critics," as he did in 1993?
    • Even the more trustworthy doctor strays into ultracrepidarian territory rather frequently.
    • He's an ultracrepidarian person, an ignorant presumptuous critic.
    • I see what you're saying, and it's ultracrepidarian.
    • The authors could be accused of displaying ultracrepidarian tendencies themselves, after eschewing the strictly economic analyses of their earlier bestsellers.
nounˌəltrəkrɛpəˈdɛriənˌəltrəkrepəˈderēən
  • A person who expresses opinions on matters outside the scope of their knowledge or expertise.

    most patients are ultracrepidarians when it comes to medicine
    Example sentencesExamples
    • After re-reading this post, I realized that I may have come across as bashing ultracrepidarians.
    • He found Mark to be like a majority of fans—ultracrepidarians who didn't know jack about baseball, but talked as if they did.
    • The lingering feeling that I was being preached at by this ultracrepidarian will not fade so quickly.
    • Advice from survival ultracrepidarians should be avoided.
    • The place was full of characters—mostly ultracrepidarians on the other side of the glass, smelling like a dead goat.

Origin

Early 19th century: from Latin ultra ‘beyond’ and crepida ‘shoe, sandal’, with allusion to the remark ne supra crepidam sutor iudicaret ‘the cobbler should not judge beyond his shoe’, attributed to the painter Apelles of Kos in response to criticism from a shoemaker in Pliny the Elder's Natural History (AD 77).

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