the Know-Nothing Party
/ðə ˌnəʊ ˈnʌθɪŋ pɑːti/
/ðə ˌnəʊ ˈnʌθɪŋ pɑːrti/
(also the Know-Nothings
/ðə ˌnəʊ ˈnʌθɪŋz/
/ðə ˈnəʊ nʌθɪŋz/
)- the popular name for the American Republican Party, later called the American Party, which was established in 1843 with the aim of restricting immigration and preventing Roman Catholics from holding public office. They were called Know-Nothings because members of the party were told to say 'I know nothing' when asked about it. They were also called 'nativists' because they believed that foreign-born Americans should not be allowed to hold government posts. They had some success in the 1850s, but were divided over the issue of slavery, and the party soon came to an end. The word know-nothing is still sometimes applied in the US to a person with political views which are too fixed and not reasonable.
美国共和党的俗称，后来称为美国党，成立于1843年，旨在限制移民和阻止罗马天主教徒担任公职。他们被称为“一无所知”，因为党员被告知在被问及此事时要说“我一无所知”。他们也被称为“本土主义者”，因为他们认为不应允许外国出生的美国人担任政府职务。他们在 1850 年代取得了一些成功，但在奴隶制问题上存在分歧，该党很快就结束了。在美国，“一无所知”这个词有时仍被用来形容政治观点过于固定且不合理的人。