middlebrow

Japanese: middlebrow
middlebrow

…It is also called highbrow. The opposite of this is lowbrow, and the middle is middlebrow. In America, there is a strong tradition of anti-intellectualism, as seen in the derogatory term "egghead" for intellectuals. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "middlebrow" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…ハイブローともいう。この逆がローブラウlowbrowで,中間がミドルブラウmiddlebrowである。アメリカでは,インテリをエッグヘッドegghead(卵頭)といって軽蔑するように,反知性主義の伝統も強い。…

※「middlebrow」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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