structuralist
adjective social sciences, literature, language specialized uk/ˈstrʌk.tʃər.əl.ɪst/ us/ˈstrʌk.tʃɚ.əl.ɪst/
结构主义的（应用于语言、文学、艺术、人类学和社会学研究的一种思想体系，强调基本结构和关系的重要性）
using or relating to structuralism (= a way of studying human culture that emphasizes the importance of its basic structures and the relationships between its parts)
His theories on language became an important part of the European structuralist movement. 他的语言理论成为欧洲结构主义运动的重要组成部分。
Foucault was a structuralist philosopher noted for his examination of the concepts and codes by which societies operate. 福柯是一位结构主义哲学家，以研究社会运转的概念和准则而闻名。
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- Structuralist film-makers were trying to undo our sense of what film could be.
- The structuralist account portrays structures as relatively unchanging and self-reproducing.
- Recent structuralist theories contend that patterns of international interaction reflect the needs of capitalist exploitation.
structuralist
noun social sciences, literature, language specialized
结构主义者（应用语言、文学、艺术、人类学和社会学研究的一种思想体系来强调基本结构和关系的重要性的人）
someone who uses structuralism (= a way of studying human culture that emphasizes the importance of its basic structures and the relationships between its parts)
Structuralists stressed the uniqueness of language systems. 结构主义者强调语言系统的独特性。
Broadly speaking, structuralists shift the focus from specific objects to the systems to which they belong. 从广义上讲，结构主义者将关注点从特定对象转移到它们所属的系统上。
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- In the words of structuralist Paul Roberts, "the best reason for studying grammar is that grammar is interesting."
- According to the structuralists, the state is still a dominant actor in international relations.
- His way of thinking so very different from the art world structuralists for whom criticism was reduced to a pseudo-science.