bastardised

Thân thiện

The new building's architecture is a bastardised mix of classical columns and modern glass.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Derived from more than one source or style: Describes something that is not pure in origin, form, or character because it has been mixed with elements from different, often disparate, sources. This mixing can sometimes be viewed as a corruption or degradation of the original.

Usage

• The term is used to describe languages, cultural practices, artistic styles, or systems that have been altered by the introduction of foreign or incongruous elements, often implying a loss of authenticity or quality.
• It can carry a negative connotation, suggesting something is debased, adulterated, or impure.

Examples

• Adjective:
  • The scholar criticized the bastardised version of the ancient ritual, which had incorporated modern commercial elements.
  • He spoke a bastardised form of the language, full of loanwords and incorrect grammar.

Advanced Usage

• In cultural criticism: Often used to discuss the effects of globalization or colonialism on traditional cultures.
  • The film was accused of presenting a bastardised view of the region's history.
• In linguistics: Can describe a pidgin or creole language, or any language significantly altered by external influence.
  • The dialect is a bastardised mix of several European languages.

Variants and Related Words

• Bastardize (verb): To corrupt or debase something by adding inferior or inappropriate elements.
  • The studio decided to bastardize the original story for a wider audience.
• Bastardization (noun): The act or result of bastardizing.
  • Critics called the remake a complete bastardization of the classic film.

Synonyms

• Adulterated: Made poorer in quality by adding another substance.
• Debased: Reduced in quality or value.
• Corrupted: Changed from its original, pure state for the worse.
• Hybrid: Of mixed origin or composition (often more neutral in tone).
• Impure: Not pure or clean; mixed with extraneous matter.

Antonyms

• Pure: Not mixed or adulterated with any other substance or material.
• Authentic: Of undisputed origin; genuine.
• Unadulterated: Not mixed or diluted with any different or extra elements.

Related Phrases and Idioms

• A bastard child of [X and Y]: A metaphorical phrase describing something that is an irregular or inferior combination of two different things.
  • The policy was a bastard child of socialism and capitalism, pleasing no one.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. deriving from more than one source or style

Từ đồng nghĩa

• bastardized