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发音：[aɪˌkɑnəˈklæstɪk]
例句：
- The word iconoclastic is an adjective used to describe someone or something that challenges or attacks traditional beliefs, customs, or institutions. For example, an iconoclastic approach to education might involve questioning the value of traditional grading systems and advocating for new ways of measuring student achievement.
- The film centers around the unconventional and rebellious filmmakers who were clustered in the East Village and Lower East Side of Manhattan in the late 1970s and early ’80s, known for their iconoclastic approach to filmmaking.
- The new play tells the story of an unexpected friendship between two Ohio women: a fiercely iconoclastic artist and single mother portrayed by Linney, and a free-spirited yet naive young housewife.
- The New School, founded a century ago, was an iconoclastic effort to disrupt and challenge the traditional world of higher education, engaging with contemporary social and economic issues.
- The Age of Enlightenment was a time when great iconoclastic thinkers like Descartes, Locke, and Newton emerged, revolutionizing our understanding of consciousness, politics, and physics.
- Widely regarded as one of the greatest and most iconoclastic talents in the history of tennis, he won seven Grand Slam singles titles and ten more in doubles, which held greater significance during his era than it does today.
解释：
- Iconoclastic这个单词做形容词使用，其表示“characterized by attack on established beliefs or institutions”这一含义，即“批评传统信仰的/打破旧习的/反传统的/偶像破坏的”，与dissident/unorthodox这些单词构成近义词。
- 具体使用场景如下：
- David M. Raup, a paleontologist known for his data-based analyses of fossil finds that challenged accepted tenets, was an iconoclastic and influential figure in his field until his death on July 9 in Sturgeon Bay, Wis.（大卫·M·劳普是一位古生物学家，以其对化石发现的基于数据的分析而闻名，这些化石发现挑战了公认的原则，直到他于7月9日在威斯康星州斯特金湾去世之前，他一直是该领域的反传统和有影响力的人物。）
–Science - Lei Jun, an iconoclastic serial entrepreneur in China’s software and Internet industries, made a name for himself through his innovative work at Kingsoft.（雷军是中国软件和互联网行业的反传统连续创业者，他在金山软件的创新工作使自己声名鹊起。）
–Technology - “The Big Short,” Michael Lewis’s latest book, provides a fascinating glimpse into the minds of some smart and iconoclastic investors.（迈克尔·刘易斯的最新著作《大空头》提供了对一些聪明和打破旧习的投资者思想的迷人一瞥。）
–Arts - After earning his undergraduate and graduate degrees from Princeton, he worked for modernist architects Eero Saarinen and Louis Kahn, both known for their iconoclastic approaches to design, before receiving a fellowship at the American Academy in Rome.（在普林斯顿大学获得本科和研究生学位后，他为现代主义建筑师Eero Saarinen和Louis Kahn工作，他们都以其反传统的设计方法而闻名，然后获得了罗马美国学院的奖学金。）
–Architecture - He left a lasting impact on popular culture as an iconoclastic figure, by contributing to the development of the so-called cosmic cowboy music scene that revolved around Armadillo World Headquarters, a nightclub in Austin.（作为一个反传统的人物，他通过为所谓的宇宙牛仔音乐场景的发展做出了贡献，从而对流行文化产生了持久的影响，该场景围绕着奥斯汀的一家夜总会犰狳世界总部。）
–Culture - The film, directed and written by the iconoclastic Andrew Bujalski, is an unconventional romantic comedy that includes elements of finance and fitness alongside its romance.（这部电影由反传统的安德鲁·布哈尔斯基执导和编剧，是一部打破旧戏的浪漫喜剧，在浪漫的同时加入了金融和健身元素。）
–Arts
