sensationalism
英 [sen'seɪʃ(ə)n(ə)lɪz(ə)m]
美[sɛn'seʃənəlɪzəm]
- n. 追求轰动效应；哗众取宠
英英释意
- 1. subject matter that is calculated to excite and please vulgar tastes
- 2. the journalistic use of subject matter that appeals to vulgar tastes;
- "the tabloids relied on sensationalism to maintain their circulation"
- 3. (philosophy) the ethical doctrine that feeling is the only criterion for what is good
- 4. (philosophy) the doctrine that knowledge derives from experience