reductive
Significado: Tending to present a subject or problem in a simplified or oversimplified form; or (in chemistry) relating to reduction.
In general usage, reductive is a critical term meaning that an analysis or argument strips away important complexity, reducing something to its most basic elements in a way that distorts understanding. In chemistry, reductive relates to chemical reduction (gaining electrons). The word is common in academic criticism, cultural commentary, and intellectual debate. It collocates with 'analysis,' 'reading,' 'interpretation,' 'approach,' and 'argument.'
Ejemplos
- To describe the novel as merely a love story is a reductive reading of a deeply political text. 将这部小说仅仅描述为一个爱情故事,是对一部深刻政治文本的还原论解读。Describir la novela como una mera historia de amor es una lectura reduccionista de un texto profundamente político.その小説を単なる恋愛物語と評するのは、深く政治的なテキストに対する矮小化された読みです。그 소설을 단순한 사랑 이야기로 묘사하는 것은 깊이 정치적인 텍스트에 대한 축소적 해석입니다.
- The journalist's reductive analysis ignored the structural causes of inequality. 那位记者的还原论分析忽视了不平等的结构性原因。El análisis reduccionista del periodista ignoró las causas estructurales de la desigualdad.そのジャーナリストの還元的な分析は、不平等の構造的原因を無視していました。그 기자의 환원적 분석은 불평등의 구조적 원인을 무시했습니다.
- Labelling all dissent as extremism is a dangerously reductive approach to political discourse. 将所有异见都贴上极端主义的标签,是一种危险的还原论式的政治话语处理方式。Etiquetar toda disidencia como extremismo es un enfoque peligrosamente reduccionista del discurso político.すべての反対意見を過激主義とレッテルを貼ることは、政治的言説に対する危険なほど短絡的なアプローチです。모든 반대 의견을 극단주의로 딱지 붙이는 것은 정치적 담론에 대한 위험할 만큼 단순화된 접근입니다.
Pronunciación
Guía de uso
Contexto: academic, media
Tono: neutral
Origen e historia
From Late Latin reductivus, from Latin reducere (to lead back, to bring back), from re- (back) and ducere (to lead). The critical figurative sense developed in the 20th century.
Contexto cultural
Era: Modern
Generation: All ages
Social background: Universal
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