book worship; slavish adherence to book dogma; doctrinarism
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
book worship; dogmatism; slavish adherence to book dogma or directives
neutralOften used in political, academic, or professional contexts to criticize a rigid, impractical, and uncritical approach to applying theories or rules.
Tā他
de的
guǎn管
lǐ理
fāng方
shì式
chōng充
mǎn满
le了
běn本
běn本
zhǔ主
yì义
，
wán完
quán全
bù不
kǎo考
lǜ虑
shí实
jì际
qíng情
kuàng况
。
His management style is full of book worship, completely ignoring the practical situation.
Gǎi改
gé革
bù不
néng能
gǎo搞
běn本
běn本
zhǔ主
yì义
，
bì必
xū须
cóng从
shí实
jì际
chū出
fā发
。
Reform cannot be based on dogmatism; it must start from reality.
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Fǎn反
duì对
jīng经
yàn验
zhǔ主
yì义
，
yě也
yào要
fǎn反
duì对
běn本
běn本
zhǔ主
yì义
。
We must oppose both empiricism and book worship.
Zhè这
wèi位
lǐng领
dǎo导
bù不
shì是
běn本
běn本
zhǔ主
yì义
zhě者
，
tā他
shàn善
yú于
jiāng将
lǐ理
lùn论
líng灵
huó活
yùn运
yòng用
yú于
shí实
jiàn践
。
This leader is not a dogmatist; he is good at flexibly applying theory to practice.